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Frankly Freddy
TextProject president and CEO Elfrieda H. (Freddy) Hiebert blogs about important issues in reading research and practice.
Viewing entries posted in June 2010
Opening the dialogue
There are some children who come to school who officially learn to read in school but who have had hundreds of hours of experiences with books, print, and language play.
What Exactly is a Decodable Text?
Any text written in English is decodable at some level in that the code never deviates from the alphabetic system. However, the degree to which the letter-sound correspondences within words are common or consistent can vary considerably.
Whatever Happened to Dick and Jane?
If you were 6 years old between 1930-1967 in the U.S., there is a high likelihood that this text was the first of your school career.