We've all heard the mantra....By 4th grade, readers read to learn and learning how to read is not an issue. With this mantra we're not talking about struggling readers. However, in this article, researchers are discovering that for many readers this shift is not clear cut at all. Donna Coch who heads the Reading Brains Lab at Dartmouth College did brain research to find out when automatic word recognition starts. Automatic word recognition is important because the brain needs resources for comprehension, not word recognition. Interesting....Read the full article for more details.
Learning to Read May Take Longer Than We Thought. Anya Kamnetz. 7.26.14. nprED.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/07/26/334967121/learning-to-read-may-take-longer-than-we-thought
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