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Teaching Before You Read the Words

Before You Read the Words

An engaging article, written by a teacher, explains how young children build language and observation skills as precursors to reading. A sidebar explores the way reading helps develop better recognition of feelings and an emotional connection to others.

Andrew Egan
Cricket Media

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Why does reading include more than just understanding printed words?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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