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Beyond Sounding it Out: Try These 2 Pencil Tricks for Big Words

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Author(s):

Mary Jo Taylor,

Joseph Dimino

Publication date:

July 2026

Summary

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This infographic summarizes a recommendation from the What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–8, which emphasizes teaching students explicit strategies to decode complex multisyllabic words. It offers parents two "Pencil Trick" routines to use at home with their children to help them read long words.

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