tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158519576862684519.post576064161288524272..comments2023-05-25T08:57:24.465-07:00Comments on Homeschool Lite: Phonics vs. Sight WordsTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00914318943504945933noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158519576862684519.post-62515986713086850332011-07-14T08:12:42.599-07:002011-07-14T08:12:42.599-07:00I absolutely agree with you – there shouldn’t be a...I absolutely agree with you – there shouldn’t be a phonics vs. sight words debate. <br /><br />I am retired now but have taught for many years, my favorite being a combined first and second grade. So I taught beginning reading for years and found that each child is unique. One method just does not fit all. It’s important to find what works with each child. See my entries about teaching beginning reading plus one about independent story writing:<br /><br />http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/index.php?s=Reading+Difficulties <br /><br />http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/a-first-reading-book-9176.html <br /><br />http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/making-choices-about-learning-to-read-91108.html <br /><br />http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/beginning-readers-success-91150.html <br /><br />http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/index.php?s=A+Variety+of+Readers+Learning+to+Read+With+or+Without+Phonics+++ <br /><br />http://peggybroadbent.com/blog/writing-stories-in-a-combined-first-and-second-grade-91157.htmlPeggy Broadbenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04124078723777200541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158519576862684519.post-35779621828039584262011-05-17T08:03:43.889-07:002011-05-17T08:03:43.889-07:00Have Fun Teaching has an Alphabet Phonics DVD for ...Have Fun Teaching has an Alphabet Phonics DVD for Kids <a href="http://shop.havefunteaching.com/videos-for-teachers/alphabet-dvd/" rel="nofollow">Alphabet DVD</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676473238221848015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158519576862684519.post-25798307240335204992011-04-11T13:29:45.450-07:002011-04-11T13:29:45.450-07:00Absolutely agree that "you have to teach your...Absolutely agree that "you have to teach your child with what works best for them". I could also add "with what works best for them at the time", as what doesn't work now, may work later. As you mentioned, phonics may come later. I also agree that the debate is a bit overblown, many current teaching professionals successfully combine both methods, which does make sense for such language as English and is helpful to different types of learners.LM'sMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244013644761836222noreply@blogger.com