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I agree with Anne van Kleeck's opinion that the skills underlying reading comprehension can and should be taught to children who need them. Thank you for publishing the graphic with this article online. I plan to use it with parents to show them that there are many skills beyond knowing ABCs that are important in reading.
I believe having any one-size-fits-all reading program emphasizing one skill (decoding or comprehension) over all others is not in the best interest of our country's children. Only when students with reading difficulties are addressed as individuals with specific skill deficits can our nation begin to truly help these children. SLPs are experts at helping students with specific skill deficits. I think we can really make a difference by explaining to policy-makers that working with young at-risk children in all of these skills from a bottom-up level will pay off in improved reading ability at the elementary level.
Ann Nunnally
Plano, Texas
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