I used my daughter Kara for this book project. ... I thought this book to be appropriate for her reading level. ... However, she did successfully sound-it-out on her own. ... Later in the book she read similar sounding words with greater ease after we discussed the "itch" sound. ... I praised her for her effort and told her that the word exhausted is a really tough word to sound out because the sounds don't exactly match how the word is spelled. ...

• Word Count: 1079
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Frank Smith's book Ureading Without NonsenseU was an easy read. ... The following is my account of what I agree and disagree with Smith in his book. ... "How is it possible to recognize written words without sounding out? ... Children are taught what sounds letters make, therefore, when they see a word, they can rely on those sounds to figure out meaning of the word. ... Children need to be taught what the sounds h, o, r, s,e sound like in order to read it. ...

• Word Count: 919
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Students learn some letter names and sounds usually connected to the interesting words they have learned." In the book, True Stories From Four Blocks Classrooms, I read a story about a woman who teaches kindergarten. ... Her reading program consisted of learning the alphabet, beginning and ending sounds, a few high frequency words and rebus reading. ... So she decided to look up new ways to teach letters and sounds. ... She even co-authored the book, The Teacher's Guide to Building Blocks. ...

• Word Count: 1150
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As you read each description, picture an environment full of colors, textures and sounds to intrigue young minds: Murals cover the walls to create a jungle theme throughout the classroom. The classroom will have a built in sound system that will allow the teacher to play music or nature sounds appropriate to the activities. ... Technology Center - computers are essential for children to work on basic literacy skills such as letter identification, sound blending and phonemic awareness. ... The library would be designed to encourage literacy-related concepts such as books are pleasurable, ...

• Word Count: 960
• Approx Pages: 4