In a message dated 6/24/2008 8:57:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
rather than to keep the focus on making meaning no matter what your decoding ability. There was a time in my career when I felt focus on meaning would ultimately cure all reading problems. So yes I do feel that there is a spot on the cotinuum, far to one side, that wants to ignore the word work in favor of strictly focusing on meaning. I was there once in my career. I now see that some of my kids need me to be willing to look more at their phonics skills. Very few of them, but they are there and I don't want to let them slip between the cracks. Hope that makes sense. Gina Thanks Gina. I have no problem with phonics. Phonics should be taught in the in the context of real and meaningful reading and writing. My issue was that there is NO research that synthetic phonics taken out of context is effective with children in this age group. Even the National Reading Panel Report says that. Haven't they been taught phonics before? I do believe the opposite of your statement above. I think the more trouble the children have with decoding, the more critical it is that meaning should be emphasized. Nancy Creech **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) _______________________________________________ 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.
