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Approaches to Teaching Reading
prepared by Kate Toddfor Reading Instruction and Children’s Books
 
 
Phonics
•Identify individual letters and the soundsthey represent•Practice sounding out words combiningknown letters•Say sounds aloud in an effort to matchwords that are in oral vocabulary•Practice with phonemes can becometedious and repetitious
 
 
Sight Words
•Based on the reality that most adults readby recognizing words, not letters•Proponents claim that 75% of textcontains only 220 words [Dolch word list]•Practice focuses on identifying individualwords on lists or flash cards•Words are not learned in context of storyor book
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Esther Rekpene

Exciting and simlple methods of teaching reading especially in primary and secondary schools.

reply04 / 19 / 2012
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