Letter To The Editor: The AustralianSurry Hills, NSW Since: 1824 Circulation: 2,394,000 An Australia National paper:
“Thanks to phonics”
There were no “wars” over reading in the 1970s (“Reading wars hit home”, 23/5). The experts “knew” the best way of teaching was to read aloud to children every day, so they would pick up reading naturally.
I did this for my first child, but it didn’t work. After two years of schooling, he still couldn’t read. In desperation, my husband sat with our son for 10 minutes each evening and taught him how to sound letters and blend them together. We didn’t know it was called “synthetic phonics” then, but it worked. He went on to gain a PhD.
Nowadays there are many resources to help parents, but I especially like the Alpha-Phonics workbook. It proceeds at the child’s pace, blending short vowels with simple consonants, eventually covering all combinations. By the end of the book the child can decode any word, providing a firm foundation for all future study.
–Roslyn Phillips, Tea Tree Gully, SA, Australia May 2020
“I used this book in teaching my children to read…so much that the book was falling apart. Loved it. Would recommend for any parent to use.”
JC, Las Vegas June 14, 2019
We hope Parents will investigate how Alpha-Phonics can easily be used to teach their children to read atany stage of their reading instruction. Your Kids can make a lot of headway in only a couple of weeks with this proven program. Follow the links below to know all about the time-tested (37 + years) Alpha-Phonics program:
Alpha-Phonics
The Alphabet Song!
Water on the Floor
Alpha-Phonics the Book on CD Rom
Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test
How To Tutor
How To Tutor Cursive Handwriting Workbook
Thanks to phonics [Alpha-Phonics] from Australia and Las Vegas
Some recent comments about Alpha-Phonics:
Letter To The Editor: The Australian Surry Hills, NSW Since: 1824 Circulation: 2,394,000 An Australia National paper:
“Thanks to phonics”
There were no “wars” over reading in the 1970s (“Reading wars hit home”, 23/5). The experts “knew” the best way of teaching was to read aloud to children every day, so they would pick up reading naturally.
I did this for my first child, but it didn’t work. After two years of schooling, he still couldn’t read. In desperation, my husband sat with our son for 10 minutes each evening and taught him how to sound letters and blend them together. We didn’t know it was called “synthetic phonics” then, but it worked. He went on to gain a PhD.
Nowadays there are many resources to help parents, but I especially like the Alpha-Phonics workbook. It proceeds at the child’s pace, blending short vowels with simple consonants, eventually covering all combinations. By the end of the book the child can decode any word, providing a firm foundation for all future study.
–Roslyn Phillips, Tea Tree Gully, SA, Australia May 2020
“I used this book in teaching my children to read…so much that the book was falling apart. Loved it. Would recommend for any parent to use.”
JC, Las Vegas June 14, 2019
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