“…This is generally the case for children learning Portuguese in Brazil (de Abreu & Cardoso-Martins, 1998), children learning Hebrew in Israel (Levin & Aram, 2005), and children learning English in Canada (Evans et al, 2006), New Zealand (Blaiklock, 2004), and the United States (Mason, 1980; Treiman et al, 1998; Worden & Boettcher, 1990). Noteworthy exceptions include children learning English in England, where letter sounds tend to be taught and learned first (Caravolas, Kessler, Hulme, & Snowling, 2005; Ellefson, Treiman, & Kessler, 2009; Treiman, Stothard, & Snowling, 2019). A like exception is children learning English in Montessori schools, which emphasize letter sound instruction (Montessori & Gutek, 2004).…”