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Simple words like "the" and "of" are everywhere, but don't follow regular phonics patterns. How should teachers approach them?

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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2024 is "polarization," which it defines as "division into two sharply distinct opposites." (The word beat out "brain rot," but one wonders if it did so ...

I will always remember my second graders. But to me, they will forever be 7 years old. Maybe 8. They will never grow old.' ...

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For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such ... can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. "I just assumed I was stupid," she recalled ...

"I just assumed I was stupid," she recalled of her early grade ... a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org. For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like ...