Regarding Phonics...

Regarding Friday's lesson...I hope the lesson on phonics wasn't too discouraging for everyone. Obviously we have to teach, and learn, letter sounds and letter combination sounds. I wanted you to get a sense of why some students may have trouble learning to read. We can't just rely on phonics. Be careful not to repeatedly ask your students to "sound it out". They may need to rely on other strategies. We will be going over more strategies next week. Have a great week end!