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How do we learn to read - and why is it hard?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

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How to Read English

Spanish has one way to make each sound. But that's not how English works. You can also make the ph sound by using the letters P and H together. Scientists have looked at what happens in your brain when you learn to read. At first, your brain takes the slower root of breaking down each word into its parts. But the more you do this, and the more comfortable you get, your brain starts to do it all the way to the most automatically.

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