And I would add that Renee's comment about addressing phonics in a meaningful way is one of the key reasons Don Holdaway "invented" shared reading. Basically anything that can be done in isolated phonics instruction can be "delivered" through quality shared reading experiences, which laces phonics into meaning. That sends a whole different message to a kid about what phonics is for.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:59 -0700> To: > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] phonemic > awareness/segmentation help wanted> > > On Jun 23, 2008, at 8:21 PM, [EMAIL > PROTECTED] wrote:> > I have been thinking about this post since it came up. > When we are > > teaching phonological awareness and phonics, aren't we still > teaching > > meaning? My interpretation of what we are doing with this > instruction, > > is always based on meaning.> > No, I don't think so... not > particularly. I just finished a year in a > Kindergarten in which the head > teacher definitely did not include > meaning in practically any of her > phonics/phonemic awareness > activities. It was nearly all isolated, without > context. How much > meaning is there in DIBELS assessments that require > students to bark > out nonsense syllables in record time? If the argument > here is that > isolated phonics instruction LEADS to meaning, that it is a > step in the > process of reading for meaning, then I would say it would be > just as > easy to address phonics and phonemic awareness in a meaningful way, > in > context, as PART OF the whole reason for reading in the first place.> > > My two cents.> Renee> > "We are here to infiltrate space with ideas."> ~ > Ramtha> > > > _______________________________________________> 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause _______________________________________________ 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.
