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Where I see him reasoning different than a phonics learner - if he comes to a word he doesn't know, he'll guess a similar "looking" and contextually "fitting" word instead of going the sounding-it-out route.

This is the big difference I see between DD and DS. DD would do what you describe. DS methodically sounds out every unknown word.

FWIW, DD is a natural proofreader, catching errors in published books (especially in the Warriors series, to cross-reference threads!) quite often. I am, too.

Last edited by ultramarina; 10/03/12 06:30 PM.