tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post9114560831512833441..comments2024-02-22T04:37:28.501-05:00Comments on Alphabet Garten German Books: When teaching reading, DON'T teach the letter names.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942574511285895644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-60674003290521425432012-09-10T00:00:42.647-04:002012-09-10T00:00:42.647-04:00Agreed! I did this with my son at age 2, and at ag...Agreed! I did this with my son at age 2, and at age 2 1/4 he knew how to read basic CVC words and some 4 letter words. I tried to shield him from the letter names, but he would pick up on some, like the letter W, and then he would sometimes get tripped up and read 'DoubleU Eh T' for example, for the word 'WET'. Letter sounds are definately the way to go first. I googled it and not much came up, why are there not more people doing this?Theanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-33492196866697482082009-12-05T15:36:13.354-05:002009-12-05T15:36:13.354-05:00By the way, we'll be continuing with more educ...By the way, we'll be continuing with more educational articles in January!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942574511285895644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-4926949196005970092009-12-05T15:35:44.945-05:002009-12-05T15:35:44.945-05:00Hi Anonymous,
Thanks for your comments. It is a s...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. It is a shame when people won't look at facts and see what works. It sounds like the children in your care are getting a wonderful education! By way of introduction, I am homeschooling my 3 boys and have had to do a lot of research to find out what works best. We're currently focused on learning the basics through the type of reading and spelling described in this post, a firm foundation in math using a master approach (Math-u-See is wonderful!) plus lots of living books for our other subjects. <br /><br />I welcome your thoughts and comments. Just an aside, my blog has recently moved in case you're interested in subscribing - here's the <a href="http://www.Alphabet-Garten.com/wordpress" rel="nofollow">new link</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942574511285895644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-74417866957962863432009-12-05T14:50:39.158-05:002009-12-05T14:50:39.158-05:00Sorry, I meant to write "deer in the headligh...Sorry, I meant to write "deer in the headlights" not "dear". I missed the preview button.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-38858440900627176492009-12-04T19:09:35.803-05:002009-12-04T19:09:35.803-05:00I love it! You are so correct in what you are sa...I love it! You are so correct in what you are saying about learning sounds and their importance over the letter name. We unfortunately live in a society that has been taught backward for so long, that it is hard to convince the masses to undo the wrong and do what is right for the the natural learning process. <br /><br />I have tried to explain this concept to educators around me and most give me the "dear in the headlights" look. One of my most discouraging situations is with the state in which I live as I have been interested in moving my preschool into the public school to meet the needs of my families in regards to being able to meet financial as well as transportion needs. (I personally, am not interested in being a public educator, but I am in this for the families.) In a conversation with a state early childhood education representative, I was informed that I teach too much and basically that teaching sounds to students was absolutely absurd. <br /><br />As I look at my program, I know what I do is working for I have children 2 half days a week for 30 weeks and many are reading simple words by the end of the year. This doesn't happen for those students being taught letter names.<br /><br />I don't know what your education backgroud is, but I believe in your philosophy and I am in hopes that we can have a new revival in this old way of teaching.<br /><br />Headsprout may be a program some parents may be interested in. It is an online reading program that teaches through a sound approach. It does have a price tag, but their is nothing more important than learning how to read. I have no ties to the company, I am simply a parent using the program for my child. (Being mom and teacher does not always work.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-82752021379256738782009-10-07T22:29:43.573-04:002009-10-07T22:29:43.573-04:00I do appreciate your comment but I disagree.
Oh,...I do appreciate your comment but I disagree. <br /><br />Oh, but they aren't of equal imporance. The sounds are much more important than the names. A child can learn to read beautifully without knowing letter names but would have a very hard time reading if he only knew names but not sounds. <br /><br />You won't be teaching one of them over again if you separate the sounds from the names. They are two distinct concepts and when you teach them together, you may find the child is confused at having to remember these two disparate ideas. <br /><br />Of course some kids have no problem at all learning both names and sounds together, but others will. My five year old has learned to read beautifully using this method.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942574511285895644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-59321283764707988542009-10-04T19:39:35.428-04:002009-10-04T19:39:35.428-04:00I disagree though
I think they need to be taught i...I disagree though<br />I think they need to be taught in combination. Why would you teach one concept and then go back and teach it all over again. The sound and name are of equal importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-1745780253241353172009-09-15T16:01:43.449-04:002009-09-15T16:01:43.449-04:00Emily - Great question. If he already knows the na...Emily - Great question. If he already knows the names, you can help him to learn the sounds. You can say "Yes! That's a "Bee" and it says "buh." What does this letter say? It's kind of like when kids learn the names of animals and the sounds they make - they are able to keep them separate (although my 2 year old still calls sheep "Baa's") but it's easier if they only have to master 1 thing first. <br /><br />You're right that most games will use letter names or maybe a combination of the two. You might have the best luck making up your own games to play with him using letter names - I spy something that starts with "sssss" or helping him "unglue" words (i.e. sound them out). <br /><br />At age 2, I think the best use of your time is to read as many books as you can and just talk to him about everything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942574511285895644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-52590167559257946082009-09-15T15:50:21.372-04:002009-09-15T15:50:21.372-04:00That's an interesting concept, but one that ma...That's an interesting concept, but one that makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />So what do you do if you have a 2 year old who already knows the names of his letters? He's pretty good with most of the letter sounds in English, thanks to starfall.com, but I'm struggling with knowing where to take him from there. <br /><br />Also, he adores preschool websites with games, etc, but I've never been able to find any in other languages (my internet searching skills in french and german are very limited)Madame Coinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218988134771872622noreply@blogger.com