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look-say method definition

look-say method (lo̵ok′sā′)

a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
also look-and-say method (lo̵ok′ənd sā′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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