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> They have the classic "I read a lot so I read words I don't know how to pronounce" issue. I read a lot of fantasy literature as a kid, and I'll argue that n
by com2kid 4y ago
> They have the classic "I read a lot so I read words I don't know how to pronounce" issue.
I read a lot of fantasy literature as a kid, and I'll argue that not needing to bother with pronunciation is a huge boon when trying to go through a particular style of fantasy novel!
- anon291 4y agoThis is not the gotcha you think it is. Once a child masters reading to themselves silently, phonics or not, the ability to read fantasy novels is immediate. I'm curious how you see a teacher even evaluating a whole word based approach. If the child is unable to enunciate the word they're reading, all you can say is that the child claims to read the word and understand it.