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Two Essential Ingredients: Phonics and Fluency Getting to Know Each Other

 

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Phonics and fluency have been identified as two essential elements in the effective teaching of reading. Although normally considered two distinct elements of the reading curriculum that are separate, through the use of rhyming poetry both phonics and fluency can be taught in a synergistic and authentic manner. In this article, the authors explore how the repeated reading and performing of rhyming poetry can help children learn to read words accurately, automatically, and with appropriate and meaningful expression.

Abstract from Rasinski, T., Rupley, W.H., & Nichols, W. (2008, November). Two Essential Ingredients: Phonics and Fluency Getting to Know Each Other. The Reading Teacher, 62(3), 257–260. doi: 10.1598/RT.62.3.7

 

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