Words that are typically old English or Anglo Saxon words. T…
Words that are typically old English or Anglo Saxon words. They are VERY common and frequently used, so they are important for early literacy to glue words together in connected text, yet they do not follow the letter-sound correspondence in spelling.
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Use of phonograms, or rime, in a familiar word to identify an unfamiliar word. They know “kick” so they can use that to figure out “brick”. While word families are used as an exercise in fluency, it is NOT an effective method of teaching phonics.
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