PHONICS, how many of your kids read this way..

@nehaagra (848)
Singapore
July 20, 2009 12:13am CST
Here my kids are taught to read via Phonics. And they using this way, kids learn to read faster and more easily.. And even i felt its a lot better way, to read with sounds.. How did you learned as akid, and how are your kids learning to read now???.., Any good sites for phonics to share...
3 responses
@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
22 Jul 09
hi nehaagra, my kids are more than 23 years old and one is 30 years old,have a nice day
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
22 Jul 09
I think, i should have added grand chilren too.... How your grandchilren(if you have some already) read in schools??, do they use phonics..
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
21 Jul 09
In oriental countries, the phonetic method still dominates, but when it comes to learning english, we are told that the mechanical speed of the speaking organ far lag behind that of the brain. Therefore, silent reading and eye span training are highly encouraged to enhance the so called reading skills, like skimming and scanning. It is true these skills help to raise scores in taking exams, but fun, as an important element of reading, is totally lost.
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
22 Jul 09
Looks like my english is a bit poor, there are lots of which i couldn't understand.... You mean to say reading without speaking it aloud(silent reading).., but phonics is the other way round...
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
20 Jul 09
Hi nehaagra, I learnt to read phonetically when I was a child and then teaching methods changed and it was dropped in many schools as a way of teaching. I knew that they no longer used this method when I had my son so I taught him to read early on before he started school, using phonetics. My son took to the concept very quickly and was reading well before he was four and is still an avid reader. I believe it is definitely the best way for a child to learn.
@nehaagra (848)
• Singapore
20 Jul 09
I though nowadays more schools are adapting the phonics method to read. And you are telling they stopped using, why?? I do think its easier and better...