RE: Re: rowan reads... some more

April 28, 2003

LOL -

Unfortunately, phonics (as well as other things academic), backfire on us

with Jacqui.

About a year or so ago I posted how Jacqui had better handwriting BEFORE

they started teaching her the " right " way to write.

Same with reading. Jacqui has been reading since she was 2, and did not

learn phonetically. I am assuming that they have been teaching phonetics in

school, because words that she would " instinctively " know how to pronounce

are now being " sounded out " , such as DEPOT is now De-Pawt instead of De-Poh.

phooey.

Penny

Re: Re: rowan reads... some more

> I wondered what happened to learning how to sound

> out a word...is that how it is now? Its hard to

> tell, cause of the way jenna learns

I learned whole language and it was easy for me as I am a visual learner

with a good memory. But phonics is better for some.

April 28, 2003

I had an English teacher in college argue with me that the word

" irrevocable " was pronounced IR-ree-VOH-cuhble. And I pronounced it

ir-REV-uh-cuh-ble.

She argued that it could NOT be pronounced like that, and graded me as such.

hmph.

Penny

Re: Re: rowan reads... some more

> had heard that " if they weren't taught phonics, then you'd have to go back

> and teach it to them later. "

>

Maybe that's why I continually mispronounce big words when I first encounter

them and sometimes for years until I'm corrected!

ie: maniACKal

ie:superFLUus

ie: panAsha (panacea - who wouldn've guess it sounds like it looks?)

ie: centriFUGUEal

Oh, how I mangle language -- but once corrected, you can bet I never forget!

That used to drive me NUTS about my best friend -- you could correct her a

thousand times and she'd STILL say something wrong!

Jacquie

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