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Phonics: The Building Blocks of Early Reading

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Reading Stages and Stages of Word Knowledge

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Emergent Reader

Emergent

Beginning Reader

Letter Name-Alphabetic

Transitional Reader

Within Word Pattern

Intermediate Reader

Syllables & Affixes

Advanced Reader

Derivational Relations