Abstract:

Children in the age group of 6-7 starting the first grade of primary school show big differences from the standpoint of their abilities, development, interests, requirements and school maturity. From the standpoint of their general characteristics, they are in the play age, have a short span of interest, concrete thinking and global perception characteristics. The best method suiting these characteristics in the initial teaching of reading and writing is the sentence method. The “sound-based sentence method” adopted by the Ministry of National Education in the initial teaching of reading and writing in the New Primary Education Curriculum is not suitable for the learning characteristics of children. This method may be much more suitable for adults with developed skills of seeing details and establishing logical links between them

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