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Debbie Meyer's avatar

Of course, Finnish is a totally transparent, phonetic language where every letter makes 1 one sound. English has 26 letters, 44 sounds and about 250 symbols (letters or groups of letters that make one sound). That's why the Finnish can start teaching reading and writing when kids are older. And they use direct, explicit instruction to teach English in Finnish schools. Imagine that!

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David Ziffer's avatar

Thank you so much for a FANTASTIC article. On the subject of teacher-directed curriculum, you may find my entire web site (on the subject of reading instruction) equally fascinating: http://mychildwillread.org/

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