Hi!

I grew up during that period and I agree there were no phonics programs in
use then.  OtIt was all whole language back then.   I didn't learn about
phonics until I was studying education in college - about 20 years ago.
Things have sure changed.

Carol T.

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Karen Burnside
<kburns...@mckinneyisd.net>wrote:

> I have wondered the same thing myself.   I began first grade in 1961.  I
> think that we learned our phonetic background from the use of those skinny
> square spelling books.. I will never forget them, there was a different
> color for each grade level. I have since found them at yard sales and you
> will find the phonetic rules in the spellers.
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> Heather,
> I'm a product of those years and probably the reason you can't find any
> phonics programs is most likely because we used sight reading to learn how
> to read with Dick and Jane!
> Ann
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> On Jun 28, 2011, at 5:57 PM, Heather L <disposablekita...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > Hello all! Ive been doing some research on reading in the 1950s - 60s and
> I
> > cant find the names of any of the new phonics programs from those
> decades.
> > Does anyone know of any from that period? Thanks, Heather L
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