Constance Petter, Hyman Bomberg
Description
"Funics" is alternative to "Hooked on Phonics" at a fraction of the cost. Parents, tutors, and teachers will find this whole language, phonics program
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to be fun and easy to use. "Funics" is based upon research findings which have proven the importance of phonemic awareness in reading aquisition. This program is recommended for beginning and remedial students K-4, but can be adapted for use with all age levels, even adult non-readers. The set includes three workbooks that contain a total of 146 lists of 25 words grouped by common letter sounds (phonemes). Every phonemic sound is typed in bold print to promote memory and easy recognition. Included adjacent to each list are 6-8 often humorous poems that use the words in context. The workbooks contain creative practices of the phonemes through writing, spelling, grammar, and speed reading activities. To determine the speed of the reading of the lists, a stopwatch a a VHS video timer are provided. Such timings are highly motivating since the student will often volunteer to reread the list in order to beat former timings. Each book comes with a simple to follow guide for all of the optional language arts activies and provides a means for individualizing the program based on student assessment. In summary:
The benefits of "Funics"
-Incorporates phonics plus whole language
-Inexpensive and easy to use
-Multisensory and research based
-Fun for gifted and remedial students of all ages
-Engages the learner through creative, often humorous poems
-Develops speed reading through timings
-Can be individualized through student assessment
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