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Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice HallThe first unit of language of which young readers need to be aware is the word. Distinguishing words in speech is not a simple matter, because speech usually comes to us all run together. We more often hear someone say "Whuzapnin?" than "What is happening?" Once children are aware that language comes in word units, they can "track along" with print, by matching the words in their minds with the words on the page.
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Excerpt from Intervening for Literacy: The Joy of Reading to Young Children, by C. Temple, J. MaKinster, 2005 edition, p. 49.
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