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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is definitely still an issue, although some schools are starting to turn around and teach more phonics again.  Here is a current video about the exact issues 9:14 is talking about (still!!) https://youtu.be/Lxx7hs0qdKQ

While my kid’s school is starting to do more phonics again, it’s frustrating that the lower level readers they offer do not match the phonics curriculum.  So brand new readers are supposed to read “fire engine” and somehow know it does not say “fire truck.”[/quote]

There's a huge fear of decodable text, because it is seen very negatively as boring and uninteresting and fails to expose students to a rich vocabulary.  [/quote]

I grew up learning how to read with decodables. Now I am a teacher. There is nothing boring about kids being successful. It's the reason I became a teacher. Adults might find these books boring because they are fluent readers. They weren't made for you. They are made for students learning how to decode. Student's eyes light up when they finally "get it." Some of them sound out words and then say "Ohhhhhhh." They finally see how reading works. None of them complain about decodables. [/quote]

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