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What are ‘decodable readers’ and how do they work?

Misty Adoniou, Brian Cambourne and Robyn Ewing  The Conversation Nov 12 2018

Money for books must surely be a good thing. But what exactly is a “decodable reader”? After all, surely all books are decodable. If they weren’t decodable they would be unreadable.

Link: https://theconversation.com/what-are-decodable-readers-and-do-they-work-106067

Keywords: Books | Phonics | Reading

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