| Description |
xvi, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Sounds of English -- 2. Phonics Rules -- 3. Spelling Rules -- 4. The Speakers of English: Issues of Language Variation -- 5. Skills and the Big Phonics Debate: A Whole Language, Commonsense Perspective -- 6. What Does Invented Spelling Tell Us About Kids' Knowledge of Phonics? (And What Should We Do About It?) -- 7. Miscues: What They Tell Us About Children's Use of Phonics When They Read -- Epilogue: Where Do I Go from Here? -- App. Phonetic Symbols Used in This Book |
| Summary |
Sandra Wilde's work with invented spelling has helped us discover that the better we understand what children are doing, the more responsive and creative we can be as teachers. What's Schwa Sound Anyway? continues this work by helping teachers deepen and extend their knowledge about written language and the way children perceive it, always with the goal of helping children continue to grow and develop as readers and writers |
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In What's Schwa Sound Anyway? Sandra Wilde makes a forceful case that teachers who have a working knowledge of the English sound system are not only more powerful observers of students' reading miscues and invented spelling, but also more informed participants in the current debate about the role of phonics in learning to read. The first part of this book is a lively exploration of the English sound system and its relation to reading and spelling. This minicourse in linguistics is reader friendly and accessible to even the most linguistics-phobic classroom teacher. The second part helps readers apply their knowledge about sounds, letters, and the relationships between them to the classroom |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index |
| Subject |
English language -- Orthography and spelling.
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Reading -- Phonetic method -- United States.
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English language -- Spelling.
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| LC no. |
97000602 |
| ISBN |
0435088653 (alk. paper) |
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