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Oct 2019
19m 46s

Alphabetic Principle

Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi
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Mary discusses the concept of alphabetic principle and strategies for teaching blending. Resource Links: NOTE: As an Amazon Associate program, we earn a small amount from your qualifying purchases. We'd appreciate if you would use our links to help support the podcast.* Reading Rockets Blending and Segmenting StrategiesThe Alphabetic Principle from Phonol ... Show More
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