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precocious reading  

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  • Precocious reading occurs when very young children read in advance of their chronological-age peers. By the end of kindergarten, the typically developing child can identify letters and sounds at the beginning of a word, while the precocious reader is sounding out words and beginning to read. [Source: Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent; Precocious Reading]

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