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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I have studied the science of reading. Good readers decode sentences at a time—not words at a time. Readers scan ahead. It’s not guessing per se. it’s efficiency. It’s much faster. Decoding is slow. For kids with low working memory it’s doing them no favors.[b] Comprehension is the only thing that matters.[/b] A child does not need to decode an unusual surname. They just need to recognize it as a name. [/quote] This. Decoding is an important skill and it should be taught. It is not the only skill needed to read. And, some children have great difficulty learning to decode. These are sometimes the kids who never learn to read. A good teacher uses whatever works with a child and all good teachers know this. Relying only on decoding is like relying only on calculations to learn math. You can learn it--but, if you cannot figure out how to use it, it doesn't do much good. It's like teaching math without ever giving the kids a word problem. [/quote]
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