Although there are multiple methods for teaching young children to read, phonics instruction can make it difficult to transition to reading more difficult texts in adolescence and adulthood. Hours spent learning to read in a way specifically geared toward children are hours spent not learning to process written language like an adult. Thus, children who spend the earliest years of their education subject to phonics instruction will be at a disadvantage as they age.
The argument depends on which of the following assumptions?
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Many children receive additional reading instruction from their parents, outside of the classroom.
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