Focusing on Sounds
Coming in June 2020
The Basics
- BE familiar with the syllabus.
- PROVIDE input, output, and feedback on words and patterns being used through top-down strategies.
- FOCUS on letter sounds and other bottom-up strategies.
- STRESS letters and words you want students to focus on.
- USE rhythms to drill sounds more naturally
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Rhett's Observations, Reflections and Research at Burton's School
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