Reading
~ Phonics
VS Whole
Language
Phonics teaches a child how to sound out words. Whole
language forces a child to memorize what every word
looks like, making English as difficult to read as Chinese!
...In the mid-1800s a man by the name of Thomas
Gallaudet (for whom a college for the deaf, Gallaudet
University in Washington D.C., is named) began experimenting
with a sight-memory method of teaching deaf persons
to read. Since deaf individuals cannot
recognize sounds in the usual way, Gallaudet ignored
the sounds of language altogether, in the mistaken belief
that the concept of sound was not useful to them. More
recent research has shown this assumption to be wrong,
and Gallaudet’s original reading
primer is gone. But the first line of that primer
took on a life of its own: “Frank had a dog. His name
was Spot.”
More...
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Learning Features
- Teaches
Simple Sounds
- Fun
matching games
- Letter
Blends
- Long
and Short Sounds
- Silent
E Rule
- Two
Vowels Go Walking Rule
- Phonics
Rule Charts
- Diphthongs
- Consonant
Diagraphs
- R-Controlled
Vowels
- Sound-A-Like
combinations
- Excellent
Reading Materials
~ See How It Works!
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Why Phonics Succeeds
Many commercially available products
have so little content that they could not possibly succeed. Some
have too much content, attempting to teach every rule, even those that apply
less than 15% of the time. Others have excellent content, however do not have enough reading
materials. Lets face it: practice makes perfect. Most
products fall into this category.
We include the McGuffey's Readers and a great
grammar game. With A2, there will never be a shortage
of reading material! A good reading product will have excellent content
and provide plenty of reading materials. Most cost in the $300
range. The A2 reading program is included on the CD at
no extra charge. |
Reading! Make It A Habbit
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