【英语拼音】SWR vs. 100EZ Lessons

瑜珈

下面这个帖子是SWR  YAHOO GROUP里一位美国家长写的，刚好写到有我前几天一直想写的一个帖子， sight words真的需要整体认读吗？

一般的phonics教材包括100 easy lessons都将sight words排斥在拼读之外，认为是需要整体认读的，当有人问我用SWR的话，sight words不需要整体认读吗？我当时就觉得这个问题很奇怪，怎么需要整体认读呢？sight words list被挑选出来是因为使用频率，高频词，而不是因为所谓读音不符合规则，说sight words需要整体认读，不是sight words 本身的错，而是教学的方法问题，有人甚至把is, am, on, he, she这样的都认为是不规则的，不能拼读的，把高频词等同于发音不规则词，我晕。。。

即使学过phonics kids 这样的教材，sight word list 里也是有相当多是可以拼读的，当孩子碰到读错的看似不符合规则的，跟孩子说那是需要整体认读的单词，孩子能不晕吗？难道还需要先将单词分下组，哪些个要整体认，哪些个可以拼？

SWR:   SPELL TO WRITE AND READ

100EZ:   Teach your child in 100 easy lessons

SWR vs. 100EZ Lessons

Before discovering SWR, I used 100 easy lessons for my first 4 children. I did have to supplement quite a bit. And I mean a lot! I do not have 'automatic'
readers. They never did get to the 100th lesson though, by about 80something, they could read what was in that book and wanted to switch to normal books. My friends tell me the same thing. However, in order to advance further they needed better phonics.  

I have not used 100 EZ lessons with the rest of my children. I feel, 'what is the point?'  100 EZ was a 'get them reading first' type book and I am now using a 'get them to spell first' approach. Why would I try to combine two different directions, like going South and North at the same time? I am sure that the
phonems are not introduced in the same order or speed, the markings are different, they probably have 'sight' words that wouldn't be the case in SWR and I'd be forever having to adjust my 'script.'

Reading starts right away with SWR too. Children using SWR are to practice reading using their spelling words. I think this is sometimes neglected. [I
know I do] They do not need to read every single list, every day, but they should read some of their words every day- either using the log, or pick out
words from their index cards. [words on index cards can have trouble spots highlighted- my kids like to do full markings] Mom could make it fun by putting the words in a funny sentence [ make extra 'the, a, an' cards] or mom and student could draw pictures of their words after the reading session. [we like
to draw on our large dry erase board] Swr/Cursvie First provides the writing instruction too. Once a student has reached list I-1 you can start assigning
reading in regular books. Play by the Sea, New England Primer and any 'easy readers' from the store or library will work. [We already had Bob books in our house and lots of Dr. Seuss] You can get a piece of paper and cover the picture, if there is one, and ask the same sorts of questions that 100 EZ asks and then show them the picture. [That was my kids favorite part, so maybe that's the draw of 100 EZ] If getting them to read as soon as possible is your goal, then getting them to i-1 asap should be your goal.

My opinion is, if you have a student that will learn with 100 EZ, then that type of student should fly through SWR instead [per recommended schedules in SWR]  They will be reading 'easy' readers just as fast with SWR as they would with 100 EZ. In fact, they will probably reach a higher reading level sooner. Plus they will be able to spell. A student that will struggle with 100 EZ will not learn to read any faster, but will simply be frustrated with torture reading. Ask me how I know. I have years of torture reading to regret! They would do better sticking with SWR at their own pace without the pressure to 'hurry and read.'
A student with visual/learning issues needs their specific needs addressed before any reading takes place. I think this is part of the brilliance of SWR,
any student, at any level, will have their needs met without damage by pushing something too soon or dragging something too slow. 100 Ez just can't adjust for these variations.

There is already a pretty big learning curve for most of us with SWR, I would not recommend trying to learn SWR while also using 100 EZ. It takes time and
practice to really see the big picture of SWR and to trust it's logic. I know it is hard to resist combining. As homeschoolers we tend to get in the trap of too much 'great curriculum' and not enough selectivity. I know that I try to combine too many history programs, too many math books, and too many
science curriculums because I "love them all" and they are 'all so good.'  Trying to use too many different curriculums is more work for mom and confusing
for children. We must endeavor to pick the best of the best and at the same  time simplify with the bare necessities.

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happyqqqq

非常精彩的讨论，学习到了很多

linda200504

学习了，谢谢精彩的讨论。

sillyuan

学习了，谢谢楼主无私分享。

瑜珈

Dear Wanda,

Thank you for your reply! You're right that English is spoken very
differently in the Pacific Rim ... at least in Malaysia anyway. I've
consulted my husband and other local people who speak English fluently
(that is, English is their first language, and not their native mother
tongues eg. chinese dialects), and it's funny that ALL of us pronounce
"of" as /o-f/ and not /o-v/. We were discussing about it and we
realized that our school teachers never once emphasized pronunciation
- well, not the correct ones anyway. It's natural for us to just speak
like this now and not follow CORRECT/PROPER pronunciation. There're
many other phonograms that we don't pronounce correctly too, for
example, /th/ -- we just say it as /d/ -- Crazy huh? Honestly, now
that we're homeschooling, I am discovering, day by day, how the
education system that I grew up with, had actually "screwed up" my own
education/learning. Now I understand what it means by "unschooling".
Anyway, in the case of SWR, I'm trying my best to stick by the correct
pronunciations and rules. My soon-to-be 6yo boy is learning way faster
than I am, hahah! We're enjoying and LOVING SWR - it's truly amazing!

Thanks for your help!
God bless!


peace be with you,
dominique car nee chow

瑜珈

Dear Dominique,

You are Malaysian Chinese and you say "of" the way it is spelled.
Should you teach it as an exception word? Your question intrigued
me. I knew that at one time the word was probably spoken as spelled
but I was not aware that the British do this today. I just looked
the word up in the Oxford Dictionary and the pronunciation for F is /
v/. I know that the difference between /v/ and /f/ is difficult
for speakers in the Pacific Rim. Check to see if you can make a
clear distinction. Hold your throat and say /f/. Then say /v/.
The difference can be felt with your Adam's apple. There will be no
vibration with /f/ but you should have vibration with /v/. I call
this, "motor off/ motor on."

You may want to point out that the English speakers in your area say
this word the way it is spelled, but that native American and British
speakers no longer do. Have fun experimenting saying the word the
"funny way."

Blessings,

Wanda Sanseri

瑜珈

My understanding is that, in your situation, it would not be an exception.

It is an exception for us, but I taught my daughter that it is spelled with
an "f" because English words do not end in "v". She will learn the f-v
connection later on.

Cynthia in AK

瑜珈

of ， 在SWR列为例外，在回复时我说，说不定它曾经就是/f/呢。

看到还真有，不是曾经，而是现在。挺有意思的。

Greetings,

We're about to go into Section C in the WISE Guide, and I was reading about the
exception word "of". We think to spell /o-f/ but according to SWR, we SAY /o-v/.
Now, the thing is that we actually SAY "of" the way it is spelled /o-f/. We're
Malaysian Chinese and English is our first language at home. Our English is
pretty much spoken following British accents and even our spelling/writing is
according to British spelling (eg. colour, not color).

Do I still need to teach the word "of" as an EXCEPTION WORD even though we say
it the way it is spelled? It would seem rather odd to teach it as an exception
when we don't even say it as /o-v/. Please advice.

Thank you!

Yours,

[ 本帖最后由 瑜珈 于 2012-7-19 21:40 编辑 ]

瑜珈

整套练习册似乎挺多的。

瑜珈

跟在“导师”“专家”后面被误导的。。。。。。

很认同您博客里的观点和文章，希望多来介绍介绍哎。

[ 本帖最后由 瑜珈 于 2012-6-17 22:24 编辑 ]