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Education

kimbutgar

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1. Go back to basics

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 11:01 AM

Dec 2014

Teach the sounds of the letters. Then easy sight words, rhyming patterns. Doctor Seuss books are great books to start with. Go dog go, hop on pop etc.

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anybody here teach phonological awareness? [View all] ellenrr Dec 2014 OP

Go back to basics kimbutgar Dec 2014 #1

That's phonics. Igel Dec 2014 #3

A phoneme is the smallest unit roody Dec 2014 #2

And it is emergent. Igel Dec 2014 #4

Much appreciate your detailed reply Igel. However, when you say, ellenrr Dec 2014 #6

ps: another idea upon re-reading your post ellenrr Dec 2014 #7

Yes! And the more interesting the text, roody Dec 2014 #9

PSS, :) when you say PA is emergent ellenrr Dec 2014 #8

I like to use music to teach reading. roody Dec 2014 #5

My mom specifically taught me phonics when I was 4 eridani Jan 2015 #10

yes, we have to do that (memorize some). As they say, all the rules of English spelling ellenrr Jan 2015 #11