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[quote=Anonymous]Phonics and sight words will only get you through the first few reading levels. Once you get past them, comprehension comes in along with vocabulary. Much of what we read involves background knowledge and without a teacher guiding students through it, students are left floundering. You cannot always blame the previous years' teachers. I work at a Title One school with an awesome faculty but even we cannot make up for what kids bring (or don't bring) to school. Kids entering kindergarten not knowing how to hold a book properly isn't uncommon. Kids not able to recognize their own name in print when looking at 3 name cards on a desk. Kids who don't know how to count to 10. I could go on. These are native English speakers BTW. I have parents come in and scream at me in front of their kids b/c I assign homework. I should know that school is where the work should be done, not home! [/quote]
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