hjordan423 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 We have recently started using Phonics Road Level 1, and while we're not that far into it, I am having some hesitation about whether or not to continue with it and the Spalding method in general. So, can anyone tell me what the reason is that the 70 common phongrams listed in the Spalding method do not include the long e sound for "y" or the sound for "u" that is heard in words like "rule" or "tune"? I have also been really drawn to Denise Eide's program, The Logic of English, and in looking at her phonogram list, she includes those sounds. Those sounds seem to me like commonly used sounds...and I haven't seen an explanation yet for why this is and because Denise's method makes more sense to me, personally, I'm thinking about switching. Any thoughts? Is anyone using The Logic of English and can you give any feedback on how you like it? I would most likely go straight to the Essentials level and not use the Foundations level. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We've really enjoyed Logic of English for this past year. We've used both Essentials (for DD) and the Foundations Beta (mostly with the 6 year old, and a bit with the 4 year old). I guess I am not sure either exactly why Denise chose to include those sounds while other programs do not...but I agree, they make sense and describe English as it is currently used/spoken. I wonder if other programs chose not to include those sounds based on more of prescriptionist or historical approach to English vs. a descriptive approach of giving the most accurate assessment of how words are currently pronounced. Just a guess on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We have recently started using Phonics Road Level 1, and while we're not that far into it, I am having some hesitation about whether or not to continue with it and the Spalding method in general. So, can anyone tell me what the reason is that the 70 common phongrams listed in the Spalding method do not include the long e sound for "y" or the sound for "u" that is heard in words like "rule" or "tune"? I have also been really drawn to Denise Eide's program, The Logic of English, and in looking at her phonogram list, she includes those sounds. Those sounds seem to me like commonly used sounds...and I haven't seen an explanation yet for why this is and because Denise's method makes more sense to me, personally, I'm thinking about switching. Any thoughts? Is anyone using The Logic of English and can you give any feedback on how you like it? I would most likely go straight to the Essentials level and not use the Foundations level. Thanks! Well, neither one of those is the Spalding Method. I can't speak for either LOE or Phonics Road. There have been extensive discussions here about why Spalding teaches the sound of y that it does, and only three sounds, not four. You can probably find it if you do a search. :-) Technically, the sound of u in rule and tune are different, but rather than make a big deal out of it, Spalding keeps it simple by having the children pronounce the phonograms of "rule" for spelling...r u l ...and to mark it the same way "tune" is marked. I don't think it would be possible to pronounce the "u" correctly in "rule," anyway. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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