Ms. Silman proposes that children learn how to read best when they are taught to examine the overall meaning of words, rather than breaking down each word into its smallest component. She encourages her students to guess at the meaning of words they do not know, based on the context of the word within the poem or story. Which of the following does Ms. Silman practice in her classroom?

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Ms. Silman's approach to teaching reading focuses on the overall meaning of words and using context to guess at the meaning of unfamiliar words, which aligns with a whole-language approach to reading. Phonics-based reading involves breaking down each word into its smallest components and using letter-sound relationships to decode words, while sight words-based reading focuses on memorizing common words by sight. Literacy-based rating is not a recognized approach to teaching reading.

Ms Silman Proposes That Children Learn How to Read Best