There was more of an emphasis on phonics when I was growing up. My parents were raised in Trinidad and their schooling was British based. That is how I was raised. The British learn using a lot of phonics. With this they are able to learn words easier, ALTHOUGH the children say words as they are spelled. To this day, I can't even say some words right. It takes me a little while to look at it and sound it out... but I am glad that phonics is the way I learned because it is also easier for me to spell and "guess" a word more quickly. Yeah its kind of oxymoronic right :) When I started the American school system, there was an equal amount of reading types. This helped me learn even more about reading and it also helped me to become a better reader. This helps me to be able to help students with different ways to learn ways to read and comprehend what they are reading.
Well, hope everything is going well for you!!!
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You've had quite the balanced experience with learning language. This will benefit you in the future as an educator with such a wide variety of learning levels in the children with whom you work. I like your beginning quote as welL!
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