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This month, 30 tasks have been added to "Reading & Spelling - Later Skills - Plurals". This section has six subsections which cover the main rules for forming plurals. These include:
Until this edition, the models in these sections have encouraged the learner to contrast the singular with the plural form. For example, using the List matching model, the student links singular to plural, while the WordChanger model provides an opportunity for the learner to observe how the plural form changes within a sentence context (eg "The ant was biting" versus "The ants were biting") thus demonstrating how the subject influences the verb form.
The new tasks this month are in the first two subsections (the other 4 subsections will be done next month). They use additional models which provide the learner with repetition in accurate decoding and spelling of the plural form. The WordSearch model encourages sounding out and blending to read each word; LookThenCover and SmileyMan support recall of spelling patterns; and MemoryWords and ConnectWords provide fun activities to consolidate automatic recognition of previously decoded words.
This month, 29 tasks have been added to "Phonology - Later sounds" in the /sh, ch, j(dge), y, l, r, th/ subsections. All new tasks use the WordSoundButtons model in activities targeting single syllable words. This model presents one word at a time on the screen and the learner is encouraged to click each grapheme, say the corresponding phoneme, and then blend to say the word. For example, in the /sh/ initial subsection targeting CVC words, the learner sees the word "ship", clicks on each grapheme "sh - i - p", and blends to produce the word; or when targeting /sh/ initial words with blends in the single syllable subsection, the word "shield" appears; the learner clicks on each grapheme "sh - ie - l - d" and then blends to produce the word.
While this model is used extensively in the "Reading and Spelling" sections to encourage sounding out and blending to develop early reading and decoding skills, in the "Phonology - Later sounds" section, the aim is to provide activities to encourage accurate production of target sounds in words as well as develop phonemic awareness within therapy for speech sound disorders.
This month, 26 tasks have been added to "Phonology - Later sounds" in the /k, g, f, v, s, z/ subsections. All new tasks use the WordSoundButtons model in activities targeting single syllable words. This model presents one word at a time on the screen and the learner is encouraged to click each grapheme, say the corresponding phoneme, and then blend to say the word. For example, in the /k/ initial subsection targeting CVC words, the learner sees the word "cup", clicks on each grapheme "c - u - p", and blends to produce the word; or when targeting /k/ initial words with blends in the single syllable subsection, the word "coast" appears; the learner clicks on each grapheme "c - oa - s - t" and then blends to produce the word.
While this model is used extensively in the "Reading and Spelling" sections to encourage sounding out and blending to develop early reading and decoding skills, in the "Phonology - Later sounds" section, the aim is to provide activities to encourage accurate production of target sounds in words as well as develop phonemic awareness within therapy for speech sound disorders.
This month, a further 16 tasks have been added to "Reading and Spelling - Early skills" in the "Most frequent words" section. The WordSoundButtons model was used and we've now covered all levels in all sub-sections. This model presents one word at a time on the screen and the learner is encouraged to click and sound out each letter-sound, then blend the sounds to read the word. This process, referred to as phonological recoding (decoding), has been shown to be an essential step in the formation of clear mental images of words (orthographic representations), leading to automatic word recognition.
Throughout this entire section, it is now possible to begin a session with a phonological recoding activity (WordSoundButtons) and then use a matching range of models to provide repetition and consolidation of automatic word recognition - reading words by sight. The WordSearch model encourages further sounding out and blending to read each word; LookThenCover and SmileyMan support recall of spelling patterns; and MemoryWords and ConnectWords provide fun activities to consolidate automatic recognition of previously decoded words. In future updates we'll be adding this option to the other word groupings in this section.
This month, a further 27 tasks have been added to "Reading and Spelling - Early skills" in the "Most frequent words" section. The WordSoundButtons model was used and we've now covered all levels in the "first, second, third and fourth 100 words" sub-sections. This model presents one word at a time on the screen and the learner is encouraged to click and sound out each letter-sound, then blend the sounds to read the word. This process, referred to as phonological recoding (decoding), has been shown to be an essential step in the formation of clear mental images of words (orthographic representations), leading to automatic word recognition.
In these updated levels, it is now possible to begin a session with a phonological recoding activity (WordSoundButtons) and then use a matching range of models to provide repetition and consolidation of automatic word recognition - reading words by sight. The WordSearch model encourages further sounding out and blending to read each word; LookThenCover and SmileyMan support recall of spelling patterns; and MemoryWords and ConnectWords provide fun activities to consolidate automatic recognition of previously decoded words. In future updates we'll be adding this option to the other word groupings in this section.
This month, a further 29 tasks have been added to "Reading and Spelling - Early skills" in the "Most frequent words" section. The WordSoundButtons model was used and we've now covered all 7 levels in the "first 100 words" and the first 3 levels in the "second hundred" sub-sections. This model presents one word at a time on the screen and the learner is encouraged to click and sound out each letter-sound, then blend the sounds to read the word. This process, referred to as phonological recoding (decoding), has been shown to be an essential step in the formation of clear mental images of words (orthographic representations), leading to automatic word recognition.
In these updated levels, it is now possible to begin a session with a phonological recoding activity (WordSoundButtons) and then use a matching range of models to provide repetition and consolidation of automatic word recognition - reading words by sight. The WordSearch model encourages further sounding out and blending to read each word; LookThenCover and SmileyMan support recall of spelling patterns; and MemoryWords and ConnectWords provide fun activities to consolidate automatic recognition of previously decoded words. In future updates we'll be adding this option to the other word groupings in this section.
This month, 19 tasks have been added to "Reading and Spelling - Early skills" in the "Most frequent words" section. The WordSoundButtons model was used and we've covered the first 4 out of 7 levels in the "first 100 words" sub-section. This model presents one word at a time on the screen and the learner is encouraged to click and sound out each letter-sound, then blend the sounds to read the word. This process, referred to as phonological recoding (decoding), has been shown to be an essential step in the formation of clear mental images of words (orthographic representations), leading to automatic word recognition.
In these updated levels, it is now possible to begin a session with a phonological recoding activity (WordSoundButtons) and then use a matching range of models to provide repetition and consolidation of automatic word recognition - reading words by sight. The WordSearch model encourages further sounding out and blending to read each word; LookThenCover and SmileyMan support recall of spelling patterns; and MemoryWords and ConnectWords provide fun activities to consolidate automatic recognition of previously decoded words. In future updates we'll be adding this option to the other word groupings in this section.
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