phonics and reading 2010年2月2日，星期二

田田学phonics已经有两三个星期了。每星期除了星期三没有新的学习，其它四天每天学一个phonics。有一个”My phonics folder”，每天会带回家一张纸，上面有她当天学的phonics，一幅画，一首歌，一些单词，一个action的图, 要求小孩回家复习phonics。也就是color the picture, sing the song, circle the letter and write the letter。每天田田都挺乐意做这份homework的。

刚开学时有个家长会，老师介绍了在reception会开始教phonics，我们向老师提出我们自己英语发音不标准，老师就借了”Jolly Phonics” DVD给田田带回家。所以田田也经常看这个DVD。

除了phonics，还有reading的homework，是Oxford Reading Tree系列的。田田学校用的是”Biff, Chip & Kipper Stories“，刚开始是没有字的书(“Kipper storybooks”, “Biff and Chip storybooks”系列)，这星期的有每页一两个字的书(“First words”系列)。书上有教家长如何指导小孩读这本书的。有意思的是，小孩可以用她学的phonics自己拼出大多字的发音。因为那些字田田都会说，只是原先不认识，一当她读出这些字，她挺开心的。尤其当她读出”pancake”，她那个兴奋啊。前几天她正嚷着要做pancake呢。

每本书后还列出这本书学的字有哪些，老师也给做了一些flash cards，每张一个字，可以让小孩加强认字。

老师给书贴了颜色标签，田田现在拿的书是red的标签，田田说她是在”red caterpillar”组，有”yellow caterpillar”等其他组，想那些去年9月就开始reception的小孩应该读了很多书了。

附：Jolly Phonics DVD介绍
This very popular DVD is great for children, parents and teachers!

In the DVD, Inky Mouse shows her friends Snake and Bee how to read and write with the help of ‘Phonic’, an old computer. The story is divided into 8 parts, each teaching different letter sounds:
* Lost and Found – s,a,t,i,p,n
* A Fright in the Woods – c k,e,h,r,m,d
* A Rainy Day – g, o, u, l, f, b
* The Birthday Party – rhyme and capitals
* The Vowel Forest – ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or
* The Cuckoo Clock – z, w, ng, v, oo, oo
* The Circus – y, x, ch, sh,th, th
* Snake writes a book – qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

For parents and teachers, the DVD covers how to say the letter sounds and the five basic skills for reading and writing and answers questions about using Jolly Phonics, explaining the teaching. It also shows how Jolly Phonics can be used to help children with Special Needs.

The DVD is also ideal for those learning English as a foreign or second language.

Language: British English (with American English alternative)
Running Time: 2 hours approx, with 55 mns of extras.
PAL format, Region 0 (worldwide).

ISBN.: 9781844140701