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Q7. What is decoding? Is it to recognize and
know the meaning of a word?
A: According to the article, "Learning to Read: The
Stages of Reading Development" by Evelyn Peter (http://www.rlac.com/resources/stages.php),
decoding is Stage One and is taught to children ages 6-7.
Children in this stage begin to utilize their knowledge of
consonants and vowels and to blend together simple words such
as c-a-t, b-a-t, f-a-t, hip, lip, etc.
Natural readers whose strengths lie in linear-sequential,
verbal thinking will pick up this skill rapidly. Children
who are strong visual-spatial, non-verbal thinkers, and thus
prone to developing dyslexia, have difficulty with decoding
skills. After they have achieved ease with letter recognition,
moving directly to whole word recognition coupled with learning
the sound and meaning for each word is more useful to them.
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