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INVENTED BY DR. MARTHA ROBINSON, PHD

The History of English Reading Instruction

Updated: Jan 23

Martha Robinson, PhD, discusses the history of English-language reading instruction. Martha is an Educational Psychologist and inventor of the Sounds First Reading System.

The History of Teaching Reading in English

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to learn how to read words.

Once the word is known,

the aid is no longer needed.

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