[ncountylee]

There goes spelling.

[Conservomax]

I took fonix fo 5 yerz and I spel gude.

[VadeRetro]

I here fonix is gud.

[Bernard Marx]

There goes spelling.

I learned to read with nothing but phonics. I'll take you on in spelling contest anytime, anywhere.

[Neanderthal]

It's a mystery to me why liberals don't like phonics. Most liberals don't know why they're supposed to be against phonics, either. They do know that the liberal position is that phonics is bad, and that's enough for them.

Reminds we of the columnist Carl Rowan years ago. When an issue first arose in the news it was usually obvious that he had no opinion one way or the other at first. Once other liberals explained what the liberal position was, in their columns and on TV, he always fought like hell for it. Unless other liberals laid out the party line for him, he never had a clue on which way to go on an issue.

[freedumb2003]

I started on fonix and I toorned awt just fyne!!!


(actually, I really think Phonics workd pretty doggone well).

[sinbad17]

The debate over what method or procedure to use to teach reading has been going on for decades and is not likely to end satisfactory to everyone. Everyone can learn given adequate teaching and sufficient time. By the way, what sort of phonics do Chinese and Japanese children use???

[Momma Lou]

I started 1st grade in 1942. Kindergarten wasn't invented yet. We used the Dick and Jane books. I didn't realize until recently they used the whole language method. Luckily, I was the 5th in a family of 9 and my older sisters and Mother taught me to read before I started school. But, my 1st grade teacher was an old timer and had us sound out the words, and, I don't recall any of my classmates having trouble learning to read. I think the teacher only used the books because she had to.