mamamin Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Hello, My DS is doing great with Logic of English foundations B so far. However, He is having a hard time remembering to "see" things like TH or SH. He constantly tries to decode them as individual sounds until I point it out to him and then he immediately remembers that they are one phonogram and make a sound together. During the spelling lesson portion she advises students to underline those types of phonograms to remind us of their sound, or to put the long vowel symbol over a word as a clue or even put a little 2 over a letter to remind us that it makes it's 2nd sound. My Q is: should I be adding in those marks to remind him in his readers, or should I just keep reminding him until he starts to get it. It would be easier for him now, but I don't want to make him dependent on seeing those symbols all the time because regular books don't have them obviously. any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APyper Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I would not mark them in readers. I would just point to them and remind him that they work together to make a sound and help him sound it. We are in foundations C and that is what I do with my son if he forgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorisuewho Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I go through and mark them for my daughter. It is scaffolding. Mark them now, but once he starts to see it on his own, stop with marking them. It is fine to be providing the support needed to be successful at seeing the phonogram teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I wait and see if dd is struggling with a word. After a few tries if she still can't get it, then I circle the phonogram teams and number the sounds of vowels and consonants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I never marked the number of the sounds but I did/do underline double letter phonograms or point them out if she is having trouble "seeing" them work together often that is all it takes to refresh her memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondchen Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I never marked the number of the sounds but I did/do underline double letter phonograms or point them out if she is having trouble "seeing" them work together often that is all it takes to refresh her memory. This is what I do for DD4 - just underline the phonograms as needed IF she's struggling. Seems to work well. I combine OPGTR with LOE phonograms/rules, and I don't like to bog down reading with unnecessary analyzing - just the minimum required to get her to sound it out properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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