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Reading and writing are basic learning skills whose value is obvious to all. However, teaching children to read and write with complex modern languages like English leads to many unnecessary problems. Overemphasizing the need to read and write in English is the cause of many groundless concerns among parents.
Children raised in English-speaking homes learn to share their ideas in English, which is the goal of communication. However, if these children will be studying the classical liberal arts, it is better for them to learn the arts of reading and writing through classical Latin and Greek.
The orthography of classical Latin and Greek is very simple. Every letter represents only one sound. Therefore, once a child learns a letter's sound he can read it anywhere. Since children begin reading Latin in Grammar I, their lessons will be immediately put into practice.
As they master reading and writing with simple classical orthography, moving on to more complex English orthography is a logical step, especially as the children understand the origins of English words that cause the complexity. In this way, students do not merely learn to read and write in English, they understand the English language in its historical context.
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