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Originally posted by Hagbard:
Since the act of first "learning" to read, via phonics or whatever OTHER reading learning methods there are, and that squelches the natural ability to PR...
How could we teach kids to be able to PR without them having to learn phonics or whatever else?
IS IT POSSIBLE...?
I would assume so. I had three disadvantages as a child when it came to reading and spelling. The first is hyperlexia. You may have noticed that my posts frequently include misspelled words. That is a result of my ability to spell being far behind my ability to read - very high vocabulary compared to the number of words in it I can actually spell. It also effects my handwriting. The second was a slight hearing disorder cause by tinnitus. I have to hear everything above the constant ringing in my ears. I don't need a hearing aid, but I often mishear song lyrics. For example, Lonestar's #1 hit last year sounded like "your chest keeps getting bigger," rather than "it just keeps getting better." The third was dental in nature, honestly. My front teeth, top and bottom, were pulled out to make room for my adult teeth to come in. It took over a year for them to grow. Because of that, "f" and "th" and "s" and "z" sounded the same to me. "Free" and "Three" were essentially the same word. A hard "th" and "d" sounded the same as well. I couldn't understand the phonics of "the" because as far as I was concerned the phonics SHOULD be "da."
They removed me from my normal reading class and put me in a Whole Word class. I believe this early instruction for us slow and dyslexic people is what allowed me to always read consistantly beyond my own grade level by at least three years.
http://www.unifon.org/whole-word.html
Phonics is an addiction, do NOT allow your child to become hooked!
