I'm really pleased with the hard work the students are putting into reading. They don't look to my face or lips for the answers anymore. They have worked hard to learn strategies to help work out sounds they're not sure of in the books they read. The video below shows the boys using their blends cards. The boys were reading level 5 and using the yellow alphabet cards to work out the initial letter sounds before the lockdown. The boys are now reading at level 7-8 and working on blends when they get to words with blends they are not sure of.
Ia Orana Jocelyn - this is awesome! Great to see the learners have strategies to use when reading, but wonderful to see they've gone up a couple of levels. I wonder what their thoughts are? Will try this with a couple of our learners in our space - look forward to reading your next post! Pōpō!
ReplyDeleteThanks Migi, Sharisse and I are working together on our inquiry and we are both noticing signs of success in our readers.
ReplyDeleteKia ora Jocelyn, It's great to read about the progress your learners are making. I really enjoyed hearing the strategies you and Sharisse are using in your space. It seems that making phonics learning more fun is really paying off. I'm looking forward to hear what you do next.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb, both Sharisse and I have worked to make this fun for all and a stress free learning environment, more talk and hands on play base learning (a bit like what you do in your class) and makes it memorable for the students.
DeleteI enjoyed watching this Joce! It's great seeing the boys learning strategies to help themselves when they have a challenge. Seeing the way that he used his letter sounds and blends was awesome.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sharisse, yes that was what we worked so hard to do and we did it!
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