Uncovering The Logic of English: A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy
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Uncovering The Logic of English: A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy
A successful learning experience doesn’t just involve a learner knowing more—it’s about them being able to do more with that knowledge. • Sometimes a learner’s main gap is knowledge, but more frequently knowledge and information are just the supplies the learner needs to develop skills. • Use the question “Is it reasonable to think that someone can
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I know plenty of literate adults who can decode words, but who also appear to be lousy readers.