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This argument begins with a discussion of the "look and say" method for teaching children how to read. Though the author describes one benefit of that method, she ultimately rejects the approach and recommends a phonics-based method. The first highlighted sentence offers a benefit of the whole language method. Eliminate (A), since this sentence does not "summarize" the position. Eliminate (B) and (E) since the first highlighted sentence does not state the author's main point or conclusion. The second highlighted sentence offers an advantage of the phonics-based approach. From the remaining choices, eliminate (D) be-cause this sentence is not the conclusion of the argument. (The author's conclusion is that "teachers should use a phonics-based ap-proach.") (C) is correct.