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Phonics Guide: Phonics-Helping Children with Attention Problems by Sandra Graneau
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Informative Ramblings on Phonics. Phonics-Helping Children with Attention Problems by Sandra Graneau. 1 Take the Mystery Away. The first and possibly most important management strategy is to insure that all students understand how attention works and identify their particular profiles of attention strengths and weaknesses. Then, students ought to be taught attention management strategies. 2 Understand Consistent Inconsistency. 3 Explore the Option of Medication. For plenty of babies and adolescents, medi...
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Phonics Guide: December 2010
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Informative Ramblings on Phonics. Top Ten Reasons to Teach Phonics by Mark Pennington. 1 Phonics is an efficient way to teach reading. There are only 43 common speech sounds (phonemes) in English and these are represented by about 89 common spellings. Learning the phonics code produces the biggest learning bang for the smallest instructional buck. The swing away from "whole language" to phonics-based instruction over the last 15 years has vastly improved reading test scores on nationally normed tests.