| |
Play
'n Talk |
Writing
Road to Reading |
Hooked
on Phonics |
| Program
Gain |
(30+
years old) 2 to 3 years in one year or ten weeks of remediation |
Would
not comment |
Too
new for feedback; would recommend for older student not good for
children |
| Ease
of Instruction |
No
lesson planning or extensive training needed; Easy -to-use Manual;
Recorded teacher teaches each phonics lesson |
30-hour
training course recommended |
Well
organized; Nice packaging |
| Phonic
Presentation |
Pure
phonics in proper order; Short vowels first; Syllables taught and
stressed; Blending automatic; Consistent sounds on recording; consistent
review |
Long
vowels too soon; Not taught in word-family groups or sentence context |
Alphabet
presented with left & right brain input at same time; Phonics
training should be all left brain |
Use
of Memory
Integration of 4 Senses |
Visual
auditory; speech and motor; Developmentally correct in progression |
Visual
stress; Auditory response not complete; Fine motor skills too soon |
Program
assumes all modes are strong by putting all together before presenting
separately; RAP rhythm type of music actually blocks visual focus |
| Whole-Word
Training |
No.
Readers are phonetically correct. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Visual
Training |
Strong;
Reinforces left-to-right movement through words; Does not cause
single focal point |
Can
be harmful; Does not reinforce left-to-right movement through words;
Causes single focal point |
Some
in books 1; Grouped focus won't remediate visually blocked reader |
| Spelling |
Strong |
Weak |
Too
new for feedback |
| Writing |
Developmentally
correct |
Too
early |
None |
Silent
Reading
Comprehension |
Strong;
Reading Test grades 1-3 available |
Weak |
Too
new for feedback; Would assume it was weak because all reading
is auditory |
| Choral
Reading |
Helps
the student to become fluent in reading and enhances blending process |
Nothing
to compare |
None |
| Music |
Easy
to listen to; Does not agitate the student |
Nothing
to compare |
RAP
rhythm appeals to right brain mode; Blocks phonetic mode which
is left brain |
| Reward |
Self
esteem is gained by the student who can and does achieve word-attack
skills |
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Fun |
