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[quote=Anonymous]Parents that are looking to supplement phonics instruction at home - I highly recommend looking into the science of reading (lots of good info from groups on FB and Instagram). It’s also helpful to understand the importance of Phonological Awareness skills. David Kilpatrick has tons of quick 3-6 minute ‘skill drills’ that are great for this (E.g. instructing your child to “say pancake,” [child says pancake] “now say pancake but don’t say pan…child should say “cake!” Another example is “say hat” [child says hat], “now say hat but change the /h/ sound to /m/…”mat!”) FYI - /h/ means you say the sound, not the letter name. PA is primarily about the phonemes or sounds, so this is a verbal/listening activity, not showing letters). Many kids are not able to isolate and manipulate the individual sounds in words, and I believe that strong PA skills are the foundation for a child to blend and read words fluently. I do not feel that MCPS adequately addresses explicit phonics instruction or facilitates Phonological Awareness skill development. As a teacher, I definitely supplement with students in my class, but unfortunately have not seen many teachers that do the same.

For older students (upper elementary), I feel it is helpful to look at the word etymology, studying Latin and Greek bases, prefixes, suffixes, etc. This is actually helpful for all students (E.g. understanding why two, to and too are spelled differently) but you can start off with helping children gain a fundamental understanding of phonics.

An app I REALLY like is the Secret Stories developed by Katie Garner (I think). You can also search “The Better Alphabet” song on YouTube. The app is neat because you can click on a letter and it will read a fun story to help children associate the sound/spelling pattern. The app is about $25 but is worth it!

I was not with MCPS when they used curriculum to point out but have definitely seen the fallout and the deficits created from it…also not a huge fan of Benchmark but that is why I supplement with so many other things, and encourage parents to do the same (if possible).[/quote]

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