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12 Golden Words
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These are the most important words in Learning to Read.
Learning the 100 most frequent words in English is essential to every child's reading success.
The top 100 most common words make up ½ of all reading.
Words like “the”, “a”, “and” are in every book, paper and magazine.
12 Golden Words are the highest frequency words in all reading and make up 1/4 or one in every four words.
Learning the 12 Golden Words allows children to begin reading little books.
Children can begin reading small repetitious books, using the pictures, like “This is a dog”. “This is a cat”. “This is a bird”.
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Author
Marcella Reiter is the author and creator of the Magic Words. She is an experienced Classroom Teacher, Education Consultant and Psychologist.