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look-say

look-say noun: a means of teaching reading, in which the learner is taught to recognize whole words, as opposed to the components taught in phonics.

Noun

look-say (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A means of teaching reading, in which the learner is taught to recognize whole words, as opposed to the components taught in phonics.
    • look-say reading
    • the look-say method

Questions about look-say

What does look-say mean?
Look-say means a means of teaching reading, in which the learner is taught to recognize whole words, as opposed to the components taught in phonics.
What part of speech is look-say?
Look-say is a noun.

Words near look-say in the dictionary

  1. look-out
  2. look-out book
  3. look-out books
  4. look-outs
  5. look-saw
  6. look-say
  7. look-see
  8. look-seeing
  9. look-seen
  10. look-sees
  11. look-up

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