The Impact of Irregular Words on Early Literacy

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What is the problem with introducing irregular words too early or too quickly?

  • Children will not use a left-to-right reading strategy
  • Children will develop confusions that are difficult to clear up (correct)
  • Children will not learn most letter-sound correspondences
  • Teachers will have difficulty instructing children on how to read regular words

When should the introduction of irregular words be slowed down according to the text?

  • When children have little knowledge of letter-sound correspondences (correct)
  • When children are at-risk instructionally naive
  • When children are instructionally sophisticated
  • When children know most letter-sound correspondences

What strategy do more instructionally sophisticated children use to overcome confusion with irregular words?

  • They read words in a left-to-right direction
  • They use their knowledge of letter-sound correspondences (correct)
  • They attend to all the letters in the word
  • They slow down the introduction of irregular words

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