JOURNAL ARTICLE

As tricky as ABC.

  • Published In: New Scientist, 2023, v. 258, n. 3435. P. 42 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Barras, Colin 3 of 3

Abstract

Features MORE than 5000 years after the invention of writing, you would think we would have completely nailed the best way to teach people to read - literacy is a key skill in most societies, after all. With time, the child learns to associate each grapheme with one or more phonemes, and to blend strings of phonemes together to make words. Then there are non-alphabetic languages where individual symbols may represent whole words rather than phonemes, which makes phonics instruction far less important. This could lead to reading curricula in the US that contain phonics and little else, says Donna Scanlon at the University at Albany, New York. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:New Scientist. 2023/04, Vol. 258, Issue 3435, p42
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Education
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0262-4079
  • DOI:10.1016/s0262-4079(23)00721-2
  • Accession Number:163175270
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