Is it more beneficial for children to focus on memorizing sight words or to learn phonics?

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Phonics is great for building a strong foundation in reading skills, but it does take time and patience. On the plus side, once children have mastered phonics, they will be able to figure out most new words with ease.
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According to a 2000 National Reading Panel report, phonics is a more effective strategy for helping children become strong readers than memorizing sight words. Phonics helps children understand sounds, words, pronunciations, and sentences.
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According to a 2000 National Reading Panel report, phonics is a more effective strategy for helping children become strong readers than memorizing sight words. Phonics helps children understand sounds, words, pronunciations, and sentences.
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I think sight words along with phonics would be a great approach...
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The Brain On Sight WordsDevelopmentally, it is much easier for very young learners to pattern-out (i.e. make sense of) “behaviors” than abstract phonics patterns.
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The Brain On Sight WordsDevelopmentally, it is much easier for very young learners to pattern-out (i.e. make sense of) “behaviors” than abstract phonics patterns.
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