I think sometimes kids do not need more phonics, they need modeling in how to use the phonics...AND...what to do when phonics doesn't help them...strategies for using pictures, context etc. What I used to do is spend time demonstrating what to do when I came to a word I didn't know... AND how to self monitor by asking "Does that look right? Sound right? Make sense?" whenever I decode. Remember, that if they don't know what reading is...they also need to understand that reading must make sense... and may need you to model how to self-monitor for meaning as well. I did a lot of that with poetry on charts...demonstrated the thinking that goes behind real reading--both decoding AND comprehension.
Jennifer L. Palmer, Ed. D. Instructional Facilitator National Board Certified Teacher Magnolia Elementary (home school) 901 Trimble Road Joppa, MD 21085 410-612-1553 Fax 410-612-1576 "Reaching, Teaching, Learning, Changing Lives!!" Norrisville Elementary 5302 Norrisville Road White Hall, MD 21161 410-692-7810 Fax 410-692-7812 Where Bright Futures Begin!! ________________________________________ From: Mosaic [[email protected]] on behalf of Rayna West [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOSAIC] Getting slow staters reading I am a Reading Recovery teacher and very interested in children in Reception class and year 1 (4/5 year olds) that do not get started with reading despite having most phonics skills. These children usually look at the pictures and then make up text. They obviously do not really understand what reading is. I have had some success with home made personal books, games for learning high frequency words and cut-up sentences from real books, but would be very interested to hear if anyone else is working in this field, so we can share experiences. _______________________________________________ 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
