tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462344.post6819235607627798654..comments2023-06-28T17:05:30.899+01:00Comments on The Literacy Blog: The Reading Achievement Challenge - the child’s view at the point of learningJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315146014179526480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462344.post-70142573449418240402017-02-27T08:43:30.332+00:002017-02-27T08:43:30.332+00:00Hi Katelyn,
I'm not a fan of technology for te...Hi Katelyn,<br />I'm not a fan of technology for teaching children to read and write in the early years. Why? For several simple reasons:<br />1) Technology isn't designed to respond to different accents in English. What may make sense in one area of a country, won't make sense in another. For example, do we say the [ a ] in 'path' as /ar/, as in 'father', or as /a/ in 'sat'. It makes a difference.<br />2) Machines cannot respond well to the individual needs of children. How does a computer correct the error when, instead of saying /m/, says 'muh', or uses a letter name instead of a sound when reading. Have a look at the 'Linguistics v traditional phonics' post on my blog.<br />Teaching children to become literate in the early stages of learning to read and write depends very much on having well-trained teachers.<br />With best wishes,<br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315146014179526480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462344.post-66898887328275385062017-02-27T08:31:39.139+00:002017-02-27T08:31:39.139+00:00Hi Meera,
When I was learning Spanish, every time ...Hi Meera,<br />When I was learning Spanish, every time I learnt a word, I wrote it and, as I wrote it, I said the sounds. Over time, the process became more and more automatic. <br />I'm convinced that linking sound to print is enormously helpful in learning a language.<br />Best wishes,<br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315146014179526480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462344.post-53842719905587232872017-02-26T21:08:02.646+00:002017-02-26T21:08:02.646+00:00What a great post!
In thinking about my own educa...What a great post!<br /><br />In thinking about my own education experiences, I realized that I was taught in a pretty similar way. My most vivid memory was when my teacher scrambled the letters of a very simple word with blocks, and we were told to place the blocks in the correct order.<br /><br />Last summer, I worked at a school program where I helped kindergarten students with their reading. What was most surprising to me during that time was the use of technology to help children sound out parts of the words they were reading. In today's technological age, to what extent should technology play a role in establishing the foundations of reading and literacy?Katelyn Buffettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462344.post-68314499052302949152017-01-19T04:19:15.484+00:002017-01-19T04:19:15.484+00:00I enjoyed the detailed method behind this teaching...I enjoyed the detailed method behind this teaching method! I had similar experiences when I was in grade school and my teacher would have us spray shaving cream on our desks and have us write out words on it. I am attempting to learn script in a foreign language where the writing is based solely on script and was wondering if you would recommend the same process? Meera Parikhnoreply@blogger.com