PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
That’s the technical name for showing children how to break down words into their component letter sounds and then fuse the sounds together. In a phonemic awareness lesson, a teacher might ask how many sounds are in the word cat. A new meta-analysis confirms that the answer is no. And that’s the source of the current debate.
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