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Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That's why we use the whole language approach to teaching it

  • Written by Katina Zammit, Deputy Dean, School of Education, Western Sydney University
Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That's why we use the whole language approach to teaching itWords can say different things depending on their context.Annie Spratt/Unsplash

When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the sounds, that is. But although I could and still can decode these words, I can’t actually read Greek because I don’t know what the words...

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