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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] As long as the child learns to read, why does it matter? Or are you saying that it is impossible for a child to learn to read without phonics?[/quote] It's not impossible, but the difference is a person who is really only semiliterate and who may be constrained to a vocabulary of 1000 words throughout their lifetime, a person whose vocabulary will only see very slow and limited growth, a person who probably won't make it to college - as opposed to a person whose vocabulary, knowledge and understanding will continue to grow throughout their life, potentially to tens of thousands of words, and who will have far more opportunities and richer life experiences available to him, not to mention far greater income potential. That's the difference.[/quote] So you're saying that, unless the child is explicitly taught using phonics, the best that a child can hope for is semi-literacy? Empirically that can't be true.[/quote]
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