All About Teaching and Learning Phonics

[clarabella]

Oh, I definitely agree on how effective the Ladybird series is.

So far, I haven't found any other reader that is as good at introducing and reinforcing the key words. In fact, from personal experience, I find that just by finishing the first few books of the series, a young preschooler would be sufficiently armed with enough words to be able to read many other beginner and even intermediate level books.
I also appreciate the fact that with this series, I don't have to hear sentences such as 'A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat.' over and over again! :lol:

[smurf]

anyoen recommend Dr Seuss books?

[tamarind]

clarabella,

I totally agree with you that just finishing the first few books of the series will enable the child to know enough words to read other books

The Ladybird series are \"learning\" books only, it is very important for kids to be exposed to a wide range of children literature.

smurf,
Dr Seuss books are another \"must read\" books for kids.

http://tamarindphonics.blogspot.com/2008/12/books-for-beginning-reader.html

Personally I think that every child must read \"Green Eggs and Ham\". The entire book of 62 pages are written using less than 50 words. It is very easy to read, and I think most importantly, it shows the child that he/she can actually finish reading a book (with so many words) on his/her own. The child will be more confident to read other books.

[tamarind]

Dear all parents,

I just found this website by the British Council in UK.

There is a very cute little game for learning the letter sounds.

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/phonics/index.html

Check out the sounds of L and R ! You will find that it is exactly the same as the Leapfrog Letter Factory. (I am bringing this up because another mommy asked me again about the L and R sounds in the Letter Factory DVD) Whether it is American or British, the L and R sounds are the same.

L should be pronounced as \"ULLL\" and not \"LER\". R should be pronounced at \"ERRR\" and not \"RER\".

[cookiecreature]

[quote=\"tamarind\"]Dear all,

Please read the following article. It was published in the Straits Times in Feb 2009.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090209-120517.html

[color=blue]MYTH: 'Buying my child plenty of books will get him into the habit of reading.'

Dear Tamarind, tks for sharing. Very useful website.

[tamarind]

cookiecreature:

tamarind:

Dear all,

Please read the following article. It was published in the Straits Times in Feb 2009.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090209-120517.html

[color=blue]MYTH: 'Buying my child plenty of books will get him into the habit of reading.'

Dear Tamarind, tks for sharing. Very useful website.

Hi cookiecreature,
You are welcome

[Charmaine_chong]

Hi Tamarind,


Just pm you.

Appreciate your reply.

Thanks

[tamarind]

Charmaine_chong:

Hi Tamarind,


Just pm you.

Appreciate your reply.

Thanks

Hi Charmaine,
I have just replied you.

[tamarind]

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The above chart is from the http://www.ladybird.com website. It can be used as a rough guide to know which level the kids should be reading at what age. The \"Key Words\" series refer to the Peter and Jane series. Remember that every child is different. Some children may love Peter and Jane very much and are able to complete book 12 before the age of 5. Most children around the age of 5 to 6 should be able to read books 3 and 4, if they have started with book 1 since 4 years old.

It is important to start from book 1, because the child must learn all the 100 key words before he or she can read fluently.

Read this webpage about how the book works.
http://www.ladybird.com/adviceandresources/learningtoread/keywords.html#howitworks
Quote:
‘Key Words’ are the most frequently occurring words in the English language. Research has shown that very few of these key English words form a very high proportion of those in everyday use.

The Key Words with Peter and Jane books are so successful because each of the key words is introduced gradually and repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the ‘look and say’ method of learning). Examples of key words are: the, one, two, he.


Also remember that the Peter and Jane series are only \"starter\" books aim at teaching children to read. After completing the series, children should go on to read a wide range of children's classics. Here are some examples:
http://tamarindphonics.blogspot.com/2009/02/great-books-for-confident-readers.html

[smurf]

Hi Tamarind,


my boy is reading book 5A (where we go) now.but he simply hates reading!! even when I'm sitting beside him, he reads it monotonously(spelling??). how to make him interested in reading? but thanks to phonics, he can recognize words, but simply hate reading. :?