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ERIC Number: EJ581343
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
The Letterbox Lesson: A Hands-on Approach for Teaching Decoding.
Murray, Bruce A.; Lesniak, Theresa
Reading Teacher, v52 n6 p644-50 Mar 1999
Describes letterbox lessons in which children learn the alphabetic code, spelling words by placing letters in boxes that show the number of phonemes in words, and later reading what they have spelled. Discusses materials, how to teach a letterbox lesson, and effectiveness of these lessons. (SR)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Decoding (Reading), Emergent Literacy, Instructional Effectiveness, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Primary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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