Latino Literacy… Phonics vs. Literacy 1 Oct 2018 Can we assume that phonics and literacy go together? Current studies show that phonics and literacy do not actually mesh. Two recent studies on transitional kindergartners conclude that phonics and…
Uncategorized Making The Complicated Simple Again 17 Aug 2018 PHONICS FOR LATINOS – ABCs In COMMON seeks to untangle the English/Spanish ABC language confusion that is present in kindergarten today. No actual reason exists for this misunderstanding. Spanish and…
Latino Literacy… TOO MUCH OF A ‘GOOD THING’ 6 Aug 2018 In school today, to function in our society Latino kindergartners from Spanish-speaking homes have to learn two basic subjects: English and the ABCs. Yes, this is true, but should these…
Latino Literacy… REASONS FOR LOW EARLY LATINO LITERACY SCORES 2 Jul 20182 Jul 2018 Spanish and English share many letter sounds, D, F, L, R, etc. These shared letter sounds provide an advantageous ABC learning opportunity starting point for Latino kindergartners from Spanish speaking…
Uncategorized The Skinny Version of ABC Instruction 25 May 2018 Skinny version: ABCs DELIVERY TAKES TOO LONG BUT THERE IS A SOLUTION: COGNATES! Currently there is an unsuccessful meeting of the minds between teachers and students from Spanish speaking homes…
Latino Literacy ABC Facts of Life 22 May 2018 ABC FACTS OF LIFE The ROLE of assessment is crucial to ANY instruction PRIOR TO INSTRUCTION Teachers need to determine students’ actual basic letter-sound knowledge. What are the concepts to…
Latino Literacy… Early Latino ABC Goldmine – Live Bodies 4 May 2018 The spoken sounds in a Latino family home with many children are unintentionally full of many English sounds. However, these sound are not yet recognized as such. Some names which…
Uncategorized Things Change and Don’t Change 25 Apr 201827 Apr 2018 Many times, time goes by without any improvements. Things change, but don’t change. Years ago Native American children were taken from their parents and placed in white family homes and…
Latino Literacy… “English All The Time” Does Not Work 23 Apr 201825 Apr 2018 In April 2018 The 74 published Conor Williams', a senior researcher in New America's Education Policy Program, article “Americans Love Simple Solutions, but the ‘English All the Time’ Approach to Teaching…
Uncategorized ALERT! FALSE ABC ASSUMPTIONS 10 Apr 2018 Some well-intentioned combinations can back-fire. Merging ABCs with English learning appears to be a good idea, but is it? No studies have been done to prove it can be done…
