tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20982632.post8524527895617659828..comments2023-05-24T09:20:01.850-04:00Comments on Eliza Jane: Why It's Easier to Teach the LittlesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20982632.post-72093761714951935772010-01-21T19:33:08.176-05:002010-01-21T19:33:08.176-05:00Myra, we're teaching curriculum designed by a ...Myra, we're teaching curriculum designed by a woman at a local school district based on the principals that you can rewire the brain and that we need to teach reading by allowing children to discover how sounds are made in their mouth, then how the sound sounds, then how it looks when we represent it on paper. Kind of the reverse of phonics (instead of "B" says "buh", we teach the sound /b/ and then talk about how we represent it (because many letters have MANY sounds!) <br /><br />The rule for "c" is that you have to look at the letter following it (same with the letter "g"). If it is followed by an a,o,u or a consonant (or if it's at the end of a word) it will say /k/. If the "c" (or "G") is followed by e,i or y, it will say the "s" sound. So, in the word accentuate, the first "c" is stealing the /k/ sound, because it is followed by a consonant. The second "c" is making the /s/ sound because it is followed by the letter "e"!! We're teaching syllable types, sounds of the language and that allows students to KNOW (or re-discover if they forget) how to spell based on the sounds!! It's really cool!<br /><br />You can look up Neuroplasticity for why we believe we can "rewire" their brains even as adults!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797634231980014686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20982632.post-11551148024116649622010-01-20T21:00:01.192-05:002010-01-20T21:00:01.192-05:00What is this curriculum? I'd love to look it o...What is this curriculum? I'd love to look it over...if I can find it online. Certainly my kids need it in 4th grade! And what is the rule about the c in crinkle? <br />Love you! MyraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779960380934491403noreply@blogger.com