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Teacher prompts to support decoding for sensemaking help readers attend to the letters, work through unfamiliar words, and check that what they read makes sense.
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Blending Magic brings decoding, spelling, and vocabulary together in ready-to-use routines, helping students connect sounds, spellings, and meanings as they read and write words.

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