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From: Vicki Alford <vicki.alford@san-marcos.isd.tenet.edu>
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Subject: [NIFL-LD:3758] Re: Introduction
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Karin,
It is a mulitsensory reading program. In brief, it has these characteristics
and instructional components:
MSLE Instructional Techniques
Multisensory (VAKT)*
Structured (Systematic, Cumulative)
Direct, Interactive
Diagnostic Teaching
Synthetic and Analytic Instruction
Instructional Program
Phonological Awareness
Graphophonemics (Sound-Symbol
Correspondences)
Word Structure
Syllable Patterns
Roots, Affixes
Semantics (Comprehension)
Syntax -- Sentence and Paragraph Structure
This website explains it well:
http://www.neuhaus.org/paper1.htm
Hope this helps.
Vicki
Karen Emerson wrote:
> Hi Vicki, I am a student of Library and Informational Science and I am
> taking a class in literacy. I am not real familiar with different programs
> to learn reading. Can you tell me a little about Alphabetic Phonics and do
> you know where I can get more information about it? Thanks, Karen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki Alford" <vicki.alford@san-marcos.isd.tenet.edu>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov>
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 7:47 AM
> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3755] Introduction
>
> > Hello,
> > I am new to the list and should introduce myself. My name is Vicki and I
> > work with deaf and hard of hearing students in the 7th-12th grade levels.
> I
> > have been teaching deaf and hard of hearing students for 9 years. Because
> > my students' greatest deficit is in reading, I decided to go back to
> school
> > and get my Masters in Reading and become a Reading Specialist. Through
> this
> > work I have learned that my students' reading problems stemmed from a lack
> > of phonological and phonemic awareness, and a lack of knowledge regarding
> > the alphabetic principal. Research supporst this....the better deaf
> readers
> > use some kind of phonological recoding while reading, just like skilled
> > hearing readers! Because of this, I have gone back and become trained in
> > Alphabetic Phonics. I have been using it for two years with my students
> and
> > it has worked wonders! I would be happy to answer any questions you have
> > about deafness and reading, and I look forward to learning from ya'll!
> > Thanks,
> > Vicki
> >
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