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Praxis II Special Ed

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Mrs. Simonton teaches phonemic awareness and phonics in her kindergarten reading program, but she also uses sight words. What are the advantages of this approach?
  1. Principals and parents like this approach.
  2. Many sight words are difficult to sound out. Memorizing them increases a child’s reading fluency and confidence.
  3. Sight words help improve a child’s visual acuity.
  4. Students find learning sight words entertaining.
Explanation
Answer: B-Teachers often introduce sight words because many of them are difficult to sound out. Memorizing them increases a child’s fluency and confidence, especially because sight words are among the most commonly used words in the English language and form the foundation for reading and writing assignments.
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