In a message dated 9/22/2007 9:52:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Having said that, last year at my school we were presented with a great deal of research that stated that it was essential that children in grades k-2 are explicitely taught phonics in a systematic way, teaching each phoneme at a time. Cami, This is exactly why I would never go below third grade. There is also some researchers who believe that the only children who "get" phonics are those that can already read. Rosie ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.