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Yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh? Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.

Posted on Sunday, April 2, 2006 at 03:25PM by Registered CommenterJoel | Comments1 Comment

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But if we don't learn words correctly in the first place, how will we be able to recognize them when jumbled? This finding makes correct spelling even more important for early learning.
April 5, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterRandall Newton

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