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Peer reviewedFreebody, Peter; Byrne, Brian – Reading Research Quarterly, 1988
Examines the word-reading strategies of a sample of second- and third-grade students in normal classrooms, focusing on the students' relative reliance on decoding versus sight-word associations. Suggests that lack of efficient decoding skills will begin to take a toll on reading comprehension by grade 3. (SR)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Grade 2, Grade 3
