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three-cueing

three-cueing noun: a technique in learning to read, in which the reader attempts to identify difficult words by means of three cues: visual information (e.g. the shapes of letters), syntax, and the content of pictures or other context.

Noun

three-cueing (uncountable)

  1. A technique in learning to read, in which the reader attempts to identify difficult words by means of three cues: visual information (e.g. the shapes of letters), syntax, and the content of pictures or other context.

Questions about three-cueing

What does three-cueing mean?
Three-cueing means a technique in learning to read, in which the reader attempts to identify difficult words by means of three cues: visual information (e.g. the shapes of letters), syntax, and the content of pictures or other context.
What part of speech is three-cueing?
Three-cueing is a noun.

Words near three-cueing in the dictionary

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  5. three-cornered jacks
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