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[ProfessionalDevelopment 2516] Re: Teaching adults with phonicsSteve Kaufmann steve at thelinguist.comThu Sep 18 14:36:44 EDT 2008
Thank you very much for this Tom. I have always found an excessive focus on the mechanics of reading as a solution to literacy problems to be contrary to my own empirical observations. What I understood from your post, and what I heartily agree with is the sense that for most people reading can be a natural and enjoyable activity, especially if supported by listening activity (what you refer to as auding). The wider the range of one's listening exposure, the better chance one has to develop good reading skills and to build on those skills. Working on reading mechanics alone will not overcome a poor listening background. If we can help people listen to and read things of interest, on a constantly expanding range of subjects, reading skills will improve and continue to improve. Focusing on the mechanics of reading can in some cases take away from the enjoyment of reading, defeating the purpose. Steve -- Steve Kaufmann www.lingq.com 1-604-922-8514 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080918/60c1a1cf/attachment.html
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