klmama Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) My middle school dc tests very well in reading ability, yet still doesn't sound out new words well on the first try. I'm not sure if we should just revisit phonics and practice with nonsense words to get dc to really look at the letters instead of guessing, or if there is some better method for remediating this. I was thinking maybe Phonics Pathways, with Megawords for syllabification. Anything else you'd recommend? Edited August 14, 2017 by klmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I would look into reading by syllables. This is free and something I have found useful for older kids. http://www.donpotter.net/pdf/websters_1824_cut.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Thanks! I'd forgotten about Don Potter's site. This will be helpful! I'm curious about something. A few of the words have different emphasis than the one used in our area. I noticed "il-lus-trate" and "des-pi-ca-ble," both still accepted pronunciations according to the dictionary, but not ones I've ever heard. Does anyone here pronounce them that way? Are these British pronunciations? Thanks again, Ms. Ivy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I'm not sure what pronunciation you're seeing for those. As a first attempt at writing out pronunciation, in my area they sound like: ILL-uh-strate (where the 'uh' is a schwa sound) de-SPICK-uh-ble I'm not sure how those differ from what you wrote out, or how you normally pronounce them. I do see that the written ones have odd divisions of sounds between the syllables for pronunciation purpose, but that is typical of syllabication rules. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 We pronounce them the same way you do. Maybe you didn't see my bolding on your phone? The text stresses the caps here: DES-pi-ca-ble and il-LUS-trate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 There are a few strange things sprinkled in Webster's; I don't think Don updated all of the 18th/19th century pronunciation or vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingMama1214 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 We've been using Don Potters Wise Owl Pollysyllable. It goes through how to break down larger multisyllable words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 There's the phonics vids on ElizabethB's 'The Phonics Page' if they suit better. I had to tweak them for our accent, but dd's reading level jumped about two years anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Thanks for the new suggestions. I like the looks of the Webster's work and will try it; I'm just curious about who uses those pronunciations, since the dictionary still includes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 My new Syllables program integrates nonsense words and Webster: http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/syllablesspellsu.html I would also give the MWIA, if the slowdown is more than 15% or misses any words on the Phonetic portion of the MWIA (an older student should not miss any), I would do a lot of nonsense words. Webster is also good but nonsense words are key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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