We do not and I think it sad that it happens to children this young. I want to produce readers and I believe that phonics is part of the process, but the business of long vowel/short vowel seems nonsensical to me. There are something like 39 a sounds--how the heck can you teach that? Analogies, yes; spelling patterns, yes; some of the more consistent rules, yes; the helpful sometimes rules, yes.. And I don't care if a kid can identify a digraph or a blend as long as they can read the words (and apply it in spelling).
Lori ----- Original message ----- From: Bonita DeAmicis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: 2008, 28, Quinta Of Fevereiro 19:38 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] vowel sounds > > ---- Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lori, > > I stand with you, but refuse to duck. My kids not only read well, but > > make unbelievable gains in their testing, across the board. (Not that > > testing is everything, but it's hard to ignore 30 and 40% gains for every > > single child who walks in my door.) > > > Does your school do standardized testing of first graders? > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
