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Comprehension is the Prize to Reading

Comprehension is the prize to reading. When learning to read, why are we taught the sounds in our language, and how to manipulate them (phoneme awareness)? Why are we taught to match the letters of the alphabet and their sounds and put them together into words (phonics)? Why are we taught to identify ‘sight’ words? […]

Learning How to Read: Phonics and Decoding

Children's Reading, homeschool, learn to read, parenting tips, Phoneme Awareness, reading skills / Jason Herbert

The second floor to the construction of ‘reading success’ is phonics or decoding and sight words and use of symbol imagery. Let’s discuss phonics or decoding first. To have a strong foundation for mastering decoding, your child must be proficient with phoneme awareness as I discussed first. The next floor is decoding and sight words

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Comprehension is the Prize to Reading

Learning How to Read: Phonics and Decoding

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