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Language Works is an engaging, hands-on program that uses
phonics to teach early reading and spelling. The comprehensive
system introduces 60 phonetic sounds (phonograms) as the
building blocks of the English language. A phonogram can
be a single letter sound or a combination of letters pronounced
together, such as o, ai, ey, igh,
ch and or.
The
unique 3-step writing activity isolates the key phonogram
sounds needed to build words and gives students practice
blending the sounds together to read words. The activity
also helps students to recognize phonetic spelling patterns.
Students
are able to work independently as they “sound out”
words then check themselves using a corresponding picture
booklet. Teachers and students love the pictures which
provide self-correction while adding real enjoyment
to the activity.
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In
order to begin, the student must already know the single
letter consonant sounds in the alphabet. The Language
Works program begins with the five short vowel sounds
in words such as map, jet, slip,
hop and cut.
Each
phonogram is introduced with a word list and matching
picture booklet as shown. The phonogram being learned
is printed at the top of the list, but has been eliminated
from the words below, allowing the student to “discover”
the words on their own as they work down the list.
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The
word list is placed on top of a piece of notebook paper.
Using a red pencil to isolate the sound visually, the
student will write the phonogram printed at the top of
the list in each open window. Blending the sounds together
to read each word, the student will then check with the
corresponding picture booklet to confirm what they have
read. This step launches many non-readers into the world
of reading!
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This time, the student will write the beginning and ending
sounds to complete the words on the list. Using only the
picture booklet and a regular pencil (the word list is
set aside), the pictures provide the cues needed to write
the missing letters.
At
the end of this step, the list of 8 words will be complete.
Checking is done by comparing the written work to the
printed list.
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Students
will test themselves using the picture booklet for word
cues. |
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