Beginning readers tend to:
A) only use the "sound it out" method.
B) only use the "retrieve the word directly from memory" method.
C) use the "retrieve word from memory" strategy first and the "sound it out" method second.
D) use the "sound it out" strategy first and the "retrieve word from memory" method second.

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Beginning readers typically start with the "sound it out" strategy to decode unfamiliar words and gradually move to retrieving words directly from memory as they become more familiar with them.

Beginning Readers Tend To