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Quite surprised to see this article is about re-introducing phonics. Genuinely thought that was the standard approach everywhere. Wow.
by luxurytent 3y ago
Quite surprised to see this article is about re-introducing phonics. Genuinely thought that was the standard approach everywhere. Wow.
- version_five 3y agoIt worked for me
- bradgranath 3y agoNope. A huge chunk of the country switched to teaching kids to guess from pictures, because adults don't like the sound of kids sounding out words, and the folks selling that idea had some pretty slick marketing. A whole bunch of school districts are juuuuuust now figuring out it was a dumb idea and replacing it. https://www.fountasandpinnell.com/textlevelgradient/ https://www.fountasandpinnell.com/textlevelgradient/ From all the gobbledygook on that page you'd be forgiven for mistaking this for an evidence-based technique to teach reading. It isn't. But Heinemann continues to defend it as if it is.