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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 14 page report discusses the
reading program “Hooked on Phonics” that is used to help children
in learning to read and write. Proponents of the program believe
that it is vitally important to understand that a great number of
the children who appear to be unable to understand a concept or a
set of directions are actually having problems recognizing actual
words. As a result of having to direct their focus so carefully
and devote so much attention to slowly and carefully figuring out
the words, they focus less attention on what the text means.
Children who recognize words more readily can focus more
attention on meaning. That recognition can be enhanced through
understanding the relationship that exists between sounds and
letters in an alphabetic code. Phonics then establishes the basis
for that process of decoding words. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Page Count:
14 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWphonic.doc
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been promoted as just such a program. Claiming to make reading and writing easier and more understandable for children, the proponents of "Hooked on Phonics" believe that it offers
a new way of thinking that can be integrated into a childs thinking to allow them to better understand the basics of language skills and communication. Critics, of course,
believe that it is a program that only has profit as its objective and that, in many cases, it can actually damage a childs language learning process. The program is
based on Dr. Don Parkers SRA Reading Laboratories which have been used by more than 61 million people worldwide. It would certainly seem that 61 million people cannot all be
wrong! When the problem and issues related to reading are discussed, phonics and whole language are often topics of conversation. Most everyone in the educational field has a powerful opinion,
either positively or negatively, about each approach, and reading experts offer various viewpoints concerning the use of each method. However, more and more research supports the use of phonics as
a viable method in teaching children and adults to read. But is the specialized (and expensive) "Hooked on Phonics" program really necessary? There are plenty of "experts" who will
say "no" and plenty who will say it is an essential component for assisting a child in learning to read. Origins of the Concept of Phonics Demoulin, Loye, et al
(1999) explain that: "During the 1930s and 1940s, phonics was not perceived as an important approach to reading. Its primary function then was to serve as a last-ditch effort when
a child did not respond to other reading approaches. It was only when Rudolph Flesch wrote, Why Johnny Cant Read in the 1950s, did the phonics approach gain some well-needed
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