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Here you may find hints and tips about phonics learning and not just about my reading program but for phonics and reading learning in general.
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The Dolch Word List includes 220 of the most frequently used sight words. Some of these are decodable using phonics knowledge and some are not. These words make up to 75% of words used in school and library books. Students are expected to recognise these sight words by the end of Year 3.
"If a child memorises 10 words, the child can only read 10 words, but if a child learns the sounds of 10 letters the child will be able to read 350 three-sound words, 4,320 four-sound words and 21,650 five-sound words."
Dr. Martin Kozloff (2002)
News
"Research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General has shown that learning to read by sounding out words (a teaching method known as phonics) has a dramatic impact on the accuracy of reading aloud and comprehension."
Source: University of Royal Holloway London
