“The body of work referred to as the “science of reading” is not an ideology, a philosophy, a political agenda, a one-size-fits-all approach, a program of instruction, not a specific component of instruction. It is the emerging consensus from many related disciplines, based on literally thousands of studies, supported by hundreds of millions research dollars, conducted across the world in many languages.” ~Dr. Louisa Moats
“There is no comprehension strategy powerful enough to compensate for the fact that you can’t read the words.” ~Dr. Anita Archer
“If a child memorizes ten words, the child can read only ten words, but if a child learns the sounds of ten letters, the child will be able to read 350 three sound words, 4320 four sound words and 21,650 five sound words.” ~Dr. Martin Kozloff
“The most common source of reading difficulties is poor phonemic awareness.” ~Dr. David Kilpatrick
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The Sweet Science of Reading 