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[Listen Again] Ep. 132: Decodable Text Series: The Research on Decodable Text

Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™

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Navigating Balanced Literacy

This chapter explores the balance needed in literacy instruction for early and advanced readers, emphasizing the use of decodable texts tailored to developmental stages. It highlights the crucial role of vocabulary selection and the practices educators should adopt to enhance fluency, while cautioning against strategies that may hinder decoding skills. The discussion also frames decodable texts as transitional tools in reading education, akin to training wheels, and stresses the importance of active engagement in their use.

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