Great video! I learned to read before going to school, because my mom and other adults in my life started teaching me the alphabet and phonetics early on. So I was an avid reader throughout my adult life and haven’t had any issues with comprehension or reading speed because of that. I also helped teach my younger sister to read, and she is just as strong in reading comprehension. It’s amazing the difference it makes to 1) learn things the proper way and 2) have someone in your life actually invested in teaching you.
I learned to read quite young, though I can't remember exactly what age I was when I began reading by myself. I remember my mother teaching me to read. She kept a good number of books on hand, and they were all readily accessible, so I was not restricted from reading more challenging books, or books "beyond" my age range. We also frequently went to our local library and were allowed to borrow as many books as we thought we could read in a week. Because of that freedom to pick and choose, and the encouragement to be a voracious reader, I developed an early love of reading that has remained throughout my entire life. What is happening now to children with the new, progressive, experimental methods, is devastating and tragic.
I do not recall exactly how I was taught to read, but I believe it was a mix of both phonetics and whole word. I love to think about how Jesus is the Word of God and how powerful that statement is.
I don’t remember completely how I learned either, but I think it was also a combination of phonetics and whole word. I distinctly do remember my parents using Hooked on Phonics at home, and I’m wondering if they knew about the benefits of phonics in the way you’re speaking about them or if they were going along with the trend at the time. I remember it was popular at that time.
Great video!
I learned to read before going to school, because my mom and other adults in my life started teaching me the alphabet and phonetics early on. So I was an avid reader throughout my adult life and haven’t had any issues with comprehension or reading speed because of that. I also helped teach my younger sister to read, and she is just as strong in reading comprehension. It’s amazing the difference it makes to 1) learn things the proper way and 2) have someone in your life actually invested in teaching you.
I learned to read quite young, though I can't remember exactly what age I was when I began reading by myself. I remember my mother teaching me to read. She kept a good number of books on hand, and they were all readily accessible, so I was not restricted from reading more challenging books, or books "beyond" my age range. We also frequently went to our local library and were allowed to borrow as many books as we thought we could read in a week. Because of that freedom to pick and choose, and the encouragement to be a voracious reader, I developed an early love of reading that has remained throughout my entire life.
What is happening now to children with the new, progressive, experimental methods, is devastating and tragic.
I do not recall exactly how I was taught to read, but I believe it was a mix of both phonetics and whole word.
I love to think about how Jesus is the Word of God and how powerful that statement is.
I don’t remember completely how I learned either, but I think it was also a combination of phonetics and whole word. I distinctly do remember my parents using Hooked on Phonics at home, and I’m wondering if they knew about the benefits of phonics in the way you’re speaking about them or if they were going along with the trend at the time. I remember it was popular at that time.