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Did you know-
-most children learn to read irrespective of the method used to teach them?
-some children need specific reading methods (that match their strengths, and strengthen or circumvent their weaknesses) in order to learn to read?
-reading is a combination of two systems (sound-symbol correspondence and word recognition)?
Did you know-
-sound-symbol correspondence is called phonics and that it goes from recognizing sounds such as /b/ /k/ to working with prefixes and suffixes (such as pre- and -tion)?
-word recognition is called orthography and refers to recognizing the pattern of words and successfully decoding them without having to 'sound them out'?
-some words HAVE to use the orthographic system because they don't follow phonic rules (such as 'know' and 'through')?
Did you know-
-most chapter books for youngsters don't have controlled vocabulary choice to support student success?
-'Animal Tales' is a high-interest, controlled vocabulary series of books for 7-10 year olds?
-you can download the first book in the series FREE from this site (top RHS of the page)?
Now you know.
Reading
is arguably the most important skill we learn.