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whole language
n.
A method of teaching children to read by emphasizing the use and recognition of words in everyday contexts and books that are not textbooks.
whole-language (hllnggwj) adj.
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The emphasis on memorizing whole words, without understanding their component sounds or roots, often contributes to limited vocabulary development and inept dictionary use.
Read it and weep by Puterbaugh, Dolores T. / USA Today (Magazine)
VWFA (Visual Word Form Area) on the left hemisphere involved in recognizing whole words.
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In contrast, infants who heard the sentences in adult intonations showed no such preference for whole words.
Baby talk helps infants learn by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
 
 
 
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