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Figura 1. Un modello di alfabetizzazione emergente per la lingua italiana COMPETENZA

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individuare le unità sonore che sostituiscono il flusso del linguaggio

e manipolarle intenzionalmente

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Figura 2. La predittività del modello sulla scrittura strumentale COMPETENZA

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Scrittura di parole (fluidità)

Scrittura di numeri (fluidità)

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