It's widely known now that we need to abandon the three-cueing system. Research tells us that good readers can read words isolation accurately, without needing to rely on context or guessing. Good readers use their knowledge of grapheme-phoneme connections to decode new words. No cues are needed when students are explicitly taught the code of letter-sound relationships and given ample practice their skills. Strategies for successful practice include asking students to identify and blend sounds, discourage guessing, and encourage students to keep their eyes on the words.
