Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That's why we use the whole language approach to teaching it
- Written by Katina Zammit, Deputy Dean, School of Education, Western Sydney University
Words can say different things depending on their context.Annie Spratt/Unsplash
When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the sounds, that is. But although I could and still can decode these words, I can’t actually read Greek because I don’t know what the words...