Sunday 12:15-1:05PM
Daffodil
Whole Words or Phonics: It's a matter of choice
Terence G. Crowther
Oxford University Press
Children team to read by reading whole words and through phonics. Whole-word
reading involves reading the word as a single unit, not breaking it down
into sounds. The phonics method involves sounding out a word's individual
phonemes. When encountering a new word, students will incorporate the method
that works best for them- often alternating between the whole-word method
and the phonics method, depending on their individual learning preference
and the complexity and the frequency of the word. It is, therefore,
a good idea for the teacher to expose EFL students to both methods. The
presenter will argue for the inclusion of both the whole-word and the phonics
method in the EFL primary classroom. He will then demonstrate a beginning
level phonics lesson from Up and Away in Phonics, a comprehensive 6-level
phonics course for children.
Terence Crowther, author of Up and Away in Phonics and Up
and Away in English, has been teaching English to children in
Asia for over fifteen years. He currently owns and operates
a
successful chain of English language schools for children based
on the island of Taiwan. A graduate of Brigham Young University,
Mr. Crowther has authored over fifty books for children. Mr. Crowther
is also the founder of "Angel's Abode",
a non-profit organization that sponsors homeless children
and
contributes funds to the Viengping Children's Home in
Chianginai, Thiland. |
