... Phonics began its history during the 7th Century. The first instructors of English reading were priests who taught children to read by first introducing the alphabet, then the syllables that form words, and finally, the Primer, or Prayerbook (Davis, 1973, cited in Hempenstall). Because reading was restricted ... of children's future learning finds that the most powerful predictors of reading ability are 1) a preschooler's ability to recognize and name the letters of the alphabet, 2) their general knowledge about text, and 3) their awareness of phonemes. In the NRP study (2000), the panel...

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