How to teach phonics in a way that kids love and learn – multisensory learning.
Use lots of ways to teach and practise each letter – look at it, say it, trace and/or write it, find words that start with the sound, say the rhyme, do the action (or make up your own), and anything else that you can dream up. In multisensory learning, as many senses and learning styles as possible are used so that they all reinforce each other.
It is important that children learn to write letters with correct starting points and directions from the beginning. This is particularly important for letters that children often confuse or reverse, such as “b”. Does it help if your child points at the screen and follows the letter whenever it is being drawn in the video?
Click on the bottom right hand corner of each video to see it full screen. If you have trouble seeing the videos, try b m Phonic Comic 1/2
All illustrations for Phonic Comic books © A. H. M. Wherrett, 2004.
These videos all show examples from the suite of interactive computer programs, Gilead Success with Phonics
Print easy 1-02 and 05 back-to-back on A4 paper, cut across the centre on the line and fold to make Phonic Comics books 2 (and 5).
For more examples for “m” see “Capture their interest“.
Thanks Zoodoo (Trevor Cuttriss, owner/manager), Richmond, Tasmania for permission to film monkeys.
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