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Now your preschooler can use phonics to progress without guessing at words. The last of my five secrets of child literacy

Hello again! Last time I told you how important it is for readers to read aloud each day. This article deals with the guesswork in reading.

Around forty years ago, certainly this was when it all began in Australia, it was decided that children would learn to read by revisiting the same words over and over again. Thus, a reading book would run:

Page 1 Look at John’s black dog.

Page 2 John’s dog is black, look.

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