My own belief is that phonics is a part of the reading puzzle and needs to be addressed instructionally. How that instruction looks seems to me to be more the issue of contention than whether or not phonics is or is not a puzzle piece--that and the size of the puzzle. I believe, personally, that embedded phonics instruction (morning meeting, reading groups, etc.( along with a very small dose of meaningful, explicit instruction (Making Words --Cunningham and Hall, spelling ala Diane Snowball,etc.) serves the needs of most readers. A few need less, a few need more and it is the role of the teacher to differentiate to those needs. What I do not believe, and this is essential, is that we can delegate this discussion to a chicken and the egg sort of dilemma and that seems to be the position of those supporting phonics first. I would also say that many of those children still struggling to read beyond third grade tend to be overly reliant on letter-sounding, rather than deficient in the skill.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:06:36 +0000 > From: swill...@comcast.net > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [MOSAIC] phonics question- 2nd grade teacher > > > > Hello All, > > > > I'm a second grade school teacher. Throughout my time in school the great > phonics controversy has popped up more than once. I would like your take on > the topic. Do all children need to be taught phonics? Why or why not? > > > > > Thank you, > > 2nd grade School Teacher > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
