laughingcat:

chuaeil, actually for more ideas on how to rewards of your child of your good efforts and initiative, you can go to this link for more ideas on DIY. Buds has loads of sharing on these as well.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=5768

buds:

Wuuaah! You quote the whole thing i wrote arh?

No need so long. Just address your post to me,
can oredi. I'm going out with my children to
send my DD1 for her violin lesson. I'll catch
up with you later about this Jolly Phonics
thingy.

buds:

chuaeil:

Can someone advice me pls....

Errrmm.. i can offer some too if you still need advice.

chuaeil:

I decided not to sent my dd for phonics class, i intend to homeschool her.

Gung-ho!

May i ask why not send her for Phonics class?

chuaeil:

I like Jolly Phonics, i have the handbook and the Dvd only. I was thinking how do you all plan for the phonics lesson by using jolly phonics cos inside they dont have any lesson plan as in lesson one do what step by step. she already know all the alphabets phonics sound and i dont know what to do next and i ever try on the Fitzroy reader book 1 and i realise that she memorizing instead of decoding so i stop everything on that.

1. May i again ask what is it that you like about Jolly Phonics... so i have a better idea on how to offer the advice?

2. When you say handbook... is it the guide book or the ones with the black line masters (inclusive of worksheets)?

3. Who taught her the single letter sounds and how were you able to tell that she recognizes them... ie.. letter shapes, letter names, letter sounds?

4. Which method was used to teach her the single letter sounds?

chuaeil:

I just feel that Jolly Phonics is for those ppl that their sch is using Jolly phonics and then you can get the material to reinforce rather than homeschool them yourself.

Frankly, all Phonics methods can be used for school and homeschool. As parents who make the ultimate decision to teach the children ourselves, we have a responsibility to do the research (ground research and internet research) and also look into the relevant materials to purchase or DIY.

It doesn't matter which method the child's school adopts... you can always supplement with your own or a separate method of teaching your child... as long as the sounds do not clash (for example.. British/American) and as long as the child isn't confused by the different approaches. The child's willingness and receptiveness also highly depends on the level of interest the home method offers to supplement this reading revision/supplement.

chuaeil:

Pls advice me cos the material is not cheap and i dont want end up i still have to sent her to the phonics class.

Actually, ALL the materials aren't cheap. Meaning to say, Jolly Phonics' materials are not cheap... Letterland materials not cheap... Montessori Phonics' materials lagi not cheap.... :faint: Well, basically... good stuff don't come cheap.

If you don't want the eventuality of having to send her to a proper phonics class, you need to make effort to do your research... find out more abt how to teach.. when to teach what.. and how to evaluate what you taught. As for the materials, you also need to see which are the things that need to be purchased to quickly teach her while she is receptive and what you can DIY, should time permit.

If done correctly, your child can reap the rewards of your labour/efforts and initiative. On top of it all... yes... save some $.

chuaeil:

Can someone advice me pls....

chuaeil:

I decided not to sent my dd for phonics class, i intend to homeschool her.

chuaeil:

I like Jolly Phonics, i have the handbook and the Dvd only. I was thinking how do you all plan for the phonics lesson by using jolly phonics cos inside they dont have any lesson plan as in lesson one do what step by step. she already know all the alphabets phonics sound and i dont know what to do next and i ever try on the Fitzroy reader book 1 and i realise that she memorizing instead of decoding so i stop everything on that.

chuaeil:

I just feel that Jolly Phonics is for those ppl that their sch is using Jolly phonics and then you can get the material to reinforce rather than homeschool them yourself.

chuaeil:

Pls advice me cos the material is not cheap and i dont want end up i still have to sent her to the phonics class.

laughingcat:

No prob at all. Glad to help. As i so love JP that i have intention to keep all my materials for my grandchildren :evil: :rotflmao: Already my DS1 is asking me to do that. :scratchhead:

laughingcat:

Oh yeah.....on the purchase from amazon, sometime it is still cheaper after factoring the shipment cost.

laughingcat:

Heh.....i do it as i have the free time at that time. No charge lah as i am a working mum. Not a teacher yeah. I do it for nephews, neighbours and friends. Don't get me wrong.

laughingcat:

I got all my materials either from 2nd hand or amazon or through barang barang sales or in popular bookstore. If too expensive, i copied the ideas and made my own materials. Very cheapo right.


Sept21 too ex as compared to getting from amazon.

I guess it depends lah. My DS1 doesn't like the Jolly songs as he feels it is childish. My DS2 likes it alot. Some of the kiddos that i taught them like it as well. But normally we incorporate it in the musical chair games. Maybe that is the reason why they like it.

laughingcat:

I have the workbook but it isn't enough. Kinda of boring actually.


Normally we do loads of hands-on. Parents sounds out /c/ /ar/ and then the child suppose to say \"car\". Or vice versa. This is simple, as hearing out the sounds and blending the sounds is more important. So the next time, you want to convey the message to your \"NO\", instead of saying \"NO\", why not try /n/ /o/ for a change and see how she reacts. Try /s/ /i/ /t/ , /s/ /a/ /d/, /m/ /a/ /d/ or /b/ /e/ /d/ etc

I did not focus on writing at all. Just talk will do.

We also play rhyming games, matching games and \"hide-and-seek\" on piecing the sounds into words.

I did not buy additional materials. All self made.

I don't have worksheets at all. Once the child is very comfortable in blending, the next thing is to get the child to blend on his/her own with simple sight reading book. I use extensively. We read alot alot alot of books.

The key is practice blending blending blending......be patient. If you notice your method doesn't work. Try another. Also you know right.....when you blend, you need to be blend fast so that the child can hear the links.

laughingcat:

JP do have the general timetable. It is in the the handbook, except it is not daily but in weekly.


If that is not what you want, you generate your own curriculum and time table lor. It is difficult to generate a generic curriculum, as it doesn't fit for all. There is no one size fit all. You know your child and you starts from there. Have a reasonable target.

Once the child finished learning all the phonics sounds in JP, the next is to do loads of blending exercises. You can either starts with 3 letters-blending first to create confidence. Once your child is okay, proceed with 4 letters blending. Thereafter, you can use the word list as indicated in the JP handbooks.

laughingcat:

Hi chuaeil,


it is not true that homeschooling using jolly phonics is ineffective as compared to school. I have been using JP on my 2 kids and have taught my SIL, my neighbours and friends using JP as well. All are doing fine yeah. Most of our kids have started reading already and well prepared for P1. Of course initially we do faced stumbling block. But once you get pass that phase, everything will fall to pieces.

As for extra materials, you need to be creative and imaginative and exploritative. Most of my materials are self made and most of it are games.

It is not the teaching material, rather it is the person who deliver the lessons. One can have tons of material on hand, but if don't know how to make use of them effectively, the whole programs falls apart.

No 2 educators will deliver the same result. That is why parents whose English are not strong or those who are \"dull\" in teaching, better don't do homeschooling. Homeschooling is never easy because you need to make sure you have the right materials on hand and also the right attitude in being flexible and nimble. That is my humble opinion. Don't stone me eh.

jedamum:

do most other phonics reader comes with cd??

Dec:

Hi,

Anyone know which enrichment school using jolly phonics materials to teach?
Many thanks in advance