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To: \/\/ayne

Don Potter, after many years of involvement in the reading wars, seems to consistently favor Blend Phonics.

There are many excellent programs, so far as I can tell. Anything teaching “systematic phonics” is good. But Don Potter’s recommendation of Blend Phonics carries a lot of weight.

He is, by the way, a schoolteacher and reading tutor in Texas.


10 posted on 09/24/2016 2:08:01 PM PDT by BruceDeitrickPrice (education reform)
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To: BruceDeitrickPrice
Don Potter, after many years of involvement in the reading wars, seems to consistently favor Blend Phonics.

He says on the site he has a number of good programs he can recommend but he likes Blend Phonics because it's free.

I learned to read by ITA in a public school in the '60s - my whole class were speed readers. I agree it's probably not the best of all methods, though.
17 posted on 09/24/2016 2:21:35 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: BruceDeitrickPrice

Once they know the sounds they try to read by themselves. One of mine with a few basics b and oo spells BOO which must mean that b-o-o-k spells bouquet. Lol this particular grown child of mine I know still reads. Not sure about the others but this one does read books or are they bouquets? Lol


29 posted on 09/24/2016 4:17:51 PM PDT by This I Wonder32460
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