tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post8530780417885127258..comments2023-11-05T03:25:19.346-05:00Comments on Salisbury News: Whatever Happened to Phonics?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469687445528023080noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-33735870339279081362020-01-06T20:58:19.687-05:002020-01-06T20:58:19.687-05:00Here it is 2020 and I just found this article, whi...Here it is 2020 and I just found this article, which is by me.<br /><br />Paladin is entirely correct and should be trusted. Start teaching kids to read at three or four. <br /><br />The comment which begins "Both sight-words and phonics are important to be a good reader" is pretty much the standard Party line. I've got a dozen articles on the Internet explaining why you don't need sight-words.<br /><br />Bruce Deitrick PriceBruce Deitrick Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881671487606709421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-5762983134844025642015-01-26T21:40:37.769-05:002015-01-26T21:40:37.769-05:00As a former teacher and administrator, I can tell ...As a former teacher and administrator, I can tell you with all certainty that if is child is unable to read very basic text, cannot distinguish between all upper and lower case letters, and is unable to recognize basic words before kindergarten, their success in school will be severely diminished. I have worked in schools where upwards of 85% of the incoming kindergarten class could not identify (completely) all of the alphabet, numbers to 20, basic shapes, primary colors or the rudiments of language formation. When that sad fact occurs (and it is occurring with staggering regularity right now), the children involved are placed at a significant disadvantage. It is the responsibility of the parent to ensure this prior to the child enrolling in school. Unfortunately, the parents themselves perpetuate this with poor parenting they themselves received and the cycle is directly tied to poverty on many metrics. Phonics based learning is the primary vehicle to advance reading until a child has mastery of basic words so as they may employ these skill sets towards reading achievement. The common core does not address this well at all in my opinion and is simply yet another failure heaped on top of a significant social decline.<br /><br />PaladinPaladinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-82248568290334635002015-01-26T19:13:34.683-05:002015-01-26T19:13:34.683-05:00It all gets back to the parents if they do their j...It all gets back to the parents if they do their job properly the kids could be reading befor they ever go to school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-9084291428506180492015-01-26T18:03:51.331-05:002015-01-26T18:03:51.331-05:00Both sight-words and phonics are important to be a...Both sight-words and phonics are important to be a good reader. Nobody sits and reads phonically after they learn a certain number of words unless it is a word they do not know. And if they sound it out and don't know what it means it continues to be meaningless.<br /><br /> Reading is all about comprehension. Of course context sometimes helps us understand the meaning of words. Reading is a complex process and there are many reasons people can not read.<br /><br /> I am always amazed how people lump everybody together. There continues to not be agreement on the best way to teach skills and in America we have thousands of school systems, public and private, who continue to teach in the way that may not be best but that they think is best. <br /><br />It is no wonder our results are so uneven. We should also take into consideration the vast differences in the children being taught, both their natures and nurtures.<br /><br />when I consider again the comments that came before this one, I don't know why I bothered writing this. I considered not even posting it. But it is written so I will. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-76795521540746196402015-01-26T12:44:07.670-05:002015-01-26T12:44:07.670-05:00What did Dexter Manley say after going to college,...What did Dexter Manley say after going to college, playing 10 years in the NFL and getting caught 3 times for drugs. <br />"ISZ CAN'T READ OR WRITE" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-36491111851932140322015-01-26T11:47:16.954-05:002015-01-26T11:47:16.954-05:00Now it's why can't JAMARR read?Now it's why can't JAMARR read?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-62472284218897430852015-01-26T10:47:18.773-05:002015-01-26T10:47:18.773-05:00Salisbury Baptist Academy teaches phonics. Their ...Salisbury Baptist Academy teaches phonics. Their kindergarten class is reading by Thanksgiving. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-65892518281677333822015-01-26T10:23:47.256-05:002015-01-26T10:23:47.256-05:00Common core replaced it with "Hooked on Eboni...Common core replaced it with "Hooked on Ebonics" in order to dumb everyone else down to the lowest group!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-12957942517445996762015-01-26T10:18:54.289-05:002015-01-26T10:18:54.289-05:00I bought the "Phonics" tapes for my gran...I bought the "Phonics" tapes for my grandchildren many years ago and within a couple of years their reading ability went from "grade school" to "upper college" level. Use of language and speech is impeccable. NOT attributable to their school. This was due to parental guidance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com