From wobbling on the dirt road of guessing to cruising with the right support. Remember, needing tools or a "tune-up" for your reading doesn't mean you are broken; it just means you're upgrading your ride. Picture learning to read as trying to ride a bike with missing parts. Growing up, Ilearned to recognize words by their "shape" and the context around them, almost like pedaling a bike with one wheel—balancing, coasting, and guessing, but never really able to pick up speed or handle rough terrain. Other kids got bike lessons that taught them to use both wheels: phonics, which helps you break down the sounds in a word so you can pedal smoothly and keep your balance everywhere you want to go. When I hit unfamiliar words, it was a speed bump or even a brick wall. He had memorized enough "shapes" to get by on smooth roads (like class discussions or spelling basic words), but new words or technical terms could send him wobbling. Eventually, I figured...
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