Hi! I grew up during that period and I agree there were no phonics programs in use then. OtIt was all whole language back then. I didn't learn about phonics until I was studying education in college - about 20 years ago. Things have sure changed.
Carol T. On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Karen Burnside <[email protected]>wrote: > I have wondered the same thing myself. I began first grade in 1961. I > think that we learned our phonetic background from the use of those skinny > square spelling books.. I will never forget them, there was a different > color for each grade level. I have since found them at yard sales and you > will find the phonetic rules in the spellers. > ________________________________________ > From: > [email protected][mosaic-bounces+kburnside= > [email protected]] on behalf of Ann Skiba [ > [email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 7:20 AM > To: Karen Burnside; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Phonics in the 50s and 60s > > Heather, > I'm a product of those years and probably the reason you can't find any > phonics programs is most likely because we used sight reading to learn how > to read with Dick and Jane! > Ann > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 28, 2011, at 5:57 PM, Heather L <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello all! Ive been doing some research on reading in the 1950s - 60s and > I > > cant find the names of any of the new phonics programs from those > decades. > > Does anyone know of any from that period? Thanks, Heather L > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPad Mail 8J2) > X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 > X-Spam-Score: -1.3 > X-Spam-Score: -18 > X-Spam-Bar: - > X-Ham-Report: Spam detection software, > running on the system "server.keithmack.com", has > identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original > message > has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or > label similar future email. If you have any questions, see > the administrator of that system for details. > Content preview: Heather, > I'm a product of those years and probably the reason > you can't find any phonics programs is most likely because we used > sight > reading to learn how to read with Dick and Jane! Ann Sent from my > iPad > [...] Content analysis details: (-1.9 points, 5.0 required) > pts rule name > > _______________________________________________ > 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
