Death of the Dinosaurs

Abstract

This article offers a look at three methods in reading that the author argues should no longer be used. The methods include sounding out unfamiliar words, anticontext, and sightwords. The author argues that all teachers should know that three cueing systems are used when people read: phonics, syntax, and semantics.; This article offers a look at three methods in reading that the author argues should no longer be used. The methods include sounding out unfamiliar words, anticontext, and sightwords. The author argues that all teachers should know that three cueing systems are used when people read: phonics, syntax, and semantics.