Of these words, a child is LEAST likely to use phonological recoding to read the word:

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The word "the" is a high-frequency sight word that children are taught to recognize without phonological recoding. Phonological recoding is the process of using letter sounds to decode or sound out a word that is not already familiar to the reader. The words "kind," "yellow," and "planet" all contain more complex sound-symbol correspondences that a child might need to use phonological recoding to read.

Of These Words, a Child Is LEAST Likely to Use