What do you think of this? What do such activities and “cracking the code” contribute to proficient reading? What else might a reader need to become proficient?
The video showed how powerful learning the letter-sounds is to decoding and creating words. When I have previously discussed how the reader does not necessarily focus on the letters in the words, but focuses more on the words to create meaning, I should mention that I think I am thinking more towards readers who know how to read, compared to a Kindergartener. I think readers focus more on the words to create meaning, rather than decoding each letter to understand the word. That said, I think that letter-sounds are very important for emergent readers. It builds fluency, and ability to decode new words.
On the other hand, I am not sure how nonsense words can benefit a child. I understand why they are having the child create the word, but why not allow the child to make a real word? Wouldn't that introduce them to a new word, one that they will use in the future? I think that makes much more sense than wasting time to build phonemic awareness with nonsense words. Build phonemic awareness with REAL words! I don't think this helps any more to "crack the code" to become a proficient reader. I think it just wastes time, when they could be learning who to spell and sound out a new real word. I think letter-sounds are important for readers to become proficient, it will help build fluency, then create meaning and comprehension.
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