"Sounding Out" Words

question 85

Multiple Choice

"Sounding out" words

• A) is more common in older readers than in beginning readers.
• B) is commonly done by beginning readers.
• C) hinders reading ability.
• D) involves recognizing words through direct retrieval from long-term memory.

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