tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post2728690053755785219..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: The Phonic Pharce (Adventures of L-Plate Gran)Carol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-57451167986689114562016-04-24T02:08:03.097-07:002016-04-24T02:08:03.097-07:00And how reluctant they are to *listen* to those at...And how reluctant they are to *listen* to those at the sharp end!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-18020933058501505272016-04-24T02:07:39.617-07:002016-04-24T02:07:39.617-07:00I always say to my students that if you have a win...I always say to my students that if you have a winning personality and can get on with people, you will achieve. I cite me: crap paper qualifications, but I've never failed to do what I want!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-37676214151153300912016-04-20T09:37:10.981-07:002016-04-20T09:37:10.981-07:00It is crazy to test at primary level...they develo...It is crazy to test at primary level...they develop at such vastly different rates. So, no you are not missing anything!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-75599026775252277142016-04-20T09:36:22.142-07:002016-04-20T09:36:22.142-07:00yes they did...but like fashion, it comes round ag...yes they did...but like fashion, it comes round again.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-19543713115875850992016-04-20T09:34:06.498-07:002016-04-20T09:34:06.498-07:00Don't get me started! Yes, I know some childre...Don't get me started! Yes, I know some children learn well with phonics, but that means they have to learn twice doesn't it? Why teach them a system that bears no relation to the real words? I'm sorry, I just don't get it. I realise it helps ESL students whose language has a different script and they need to make the right sounds, but even then they still have to learn how to read the real words so they can spell them too. I cannot see the point of it for native speaking children. When do they learn to read properly? Or am I missing something? If I'm talking rubbish, feel free to tell me...Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-47239297408702634372016-04-20T08:16:47.349-07:002016-04-20T08:16:47.349-07:00I am heartened! Given the trolling I received from...I am heartened! Given the trolling I received from the *so called* experts!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-1013443406188442262016-04-20T02:43:56.303-07:002016-04-20T02:43:56.303-07:00Totally agree with you, Carol. Overuse and relianc...Totally agree with you, Carol. Overuse and reliance on phonics drill and practice is not reading instruction, it is reading mutilation and massacre of readers. Children need real books in their hands, books that excite them, stimulate their imaginations and inspire them to want to find out - about or what happens - whatever takes their interest. Your little darling is a reader in the making, keep her away from the phoney phonics reading annihilators!Norahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679547771527399923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-47381294909104935922016-04-20T02:03:35.984-07:002016-04-20T02:03:35.984-07:00Children all learn in their own way, no matter wha...Children all learn in their own way, no matter what we do, and didn't they stop using that system for a reason?anita daweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872644106384365588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-33942666130290836482016-04-19T04:02:38.535-07:002016-04-19T04:02:38.535-07:00It is depressing how little policy makers learn fr...It is depressing how little policy makers learn from experience...Stephanie Gau thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975359802571004043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-59523551259618426612016-04-19T02:03:17.716-07:002016-04-19T02:03:17.716-07:00You cannot impose one system on all kids. I tutor ...You cannot impose one system on all kids. I tutor A level English, and the first thing I do is analuse, with the student, their optimum learning style. For processors, I break the work down into steps, for visualisers, we use a lot of colours, for kinaesthetics, we make it ''do-able''..etc. That way, the build up confidence and do well at exams. How many 4/5 year olds will start their school with a sense of 'failure'?Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-70727896015681536092016-04-19T02:01:02.979-07:002016-04-19T02:01:02.979-07:00Absolutely...I learned through recognising the wor...Absolutely...I learned through recognising the words, as I am, I now realise, a visualiser.... had I been taught phonics, I'd have failed to read fluently.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-25398649200566236592016-04-19T01:17:04.808-07:002016-04-19T01:17:04.808-07:00School/education (reading, writing, math) is not f...School/education (reading, writing, math) is not for your enjoyment. Sole purpose: be a 'tool' for the money making machine. Joy you can't measure (in a chart and show in a Powerpoint presentation) Therefore crappy stuff to learn the 'how-tos' for the future tools Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086107947384034892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-36048197428743677262016-04-19T01:11:45.161-07:002016-04-19T01:11:45.161-07:00I've had endless discussions about this with d...I've had endless discussions about this with daughters, one of whom is a teacher - and agrees that some children learn really well with phonics, while others don't. The silliness in the system is the lack of flexibility. JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-33524623634161785302016-04-19T00:47:30.621-07:002016-04-19T00:47:30.621-07:00I used to work with a very bright science technici...I used to work with a very bright science technician who knew her stuff, but who suffered greatly because of having been through school at exactly the "wrong" time - her spelling was very poor, which made finding stuff in the science prep room very tricky!!!joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288268403388265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-20302597136964356622016-04-18T23:52:24.502-07:002016-04-18T23:52:24.502-07:00Bet that was when I noticed its incursion. I see t...Bet that was when I noticed its incursion. I see they have cancelled the tests, but you can bet they will be back! The Termination! (of enjoyable reading)Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-4826634149871065982016-04-18T23:48:43.819-07:002016-04-18T23:48:43.819-07:00We had this horrendous phonic scheme in the Recept...We had this horrendous phonic scheme in the Reception class where I taught for a while. The Reception teacher retired early because all the pleasure of reading with the children had gone. They had to parrot and write meaningless phonemes every day. Needless to say after a few years it was abandoned.Lizanne Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.com