Bringing Word Sounds to Life
Reading is learned in sentence contexts. Reading is also learned by breaking up individual words
into their separate parts. The latter method also requires a knowledge of what letters and letter
combinations make what sounds
Debate continues about how much emphasis should be placed on which method. Some argue over-stress
on the first method skips over the basics of reading skills and leaves many children behind.
Others argue the second method keeps children back.
An article in "The Age" 17/11/09
throws some light on the question.
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