BLENDING IS CRUCIAL FOR COMING UP WITH NEW WORDS
Keywords:
blending, word formation, clipping, compounds, semantics, similarity.Abstract
In order to decipher unknown words utilizing letter-sound patterns when reading, pupils must be able to blend, which is a critical reading skill. Blending involves mentally joining speech sounds to form words. A characteristic of the struggling reader is trouble blending.
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