Have you seen the fMRI studies? Dr. Shaywitz
(OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA) et all thinks the natural reader
ultimately reads by using the automatic recognition
area of the brain. (Also the comprehension area). The
phonetic areas, including decoding area, are used by
persons learning to read. Thus, a person who is a
natural reader has the words stored in the automatic
recognition area of the brain, and would be using that
area to read by about middle/high school age. (No
longer learning to read, instead, reading to learn). 

Anita learntoreadnow


--- Susan Jones <SUJones at parkland.edu> wrote:


> Hmmm... I have some lists of words following

> assorted phonetic patterns on my website at

> http://www.resourceroom.net/readspell/index.asp

> (scroll down a tad). 

> 

> It should be duly noted that in perfectly competent

> readers, phonemic awareness takes a big dip at a

> certain age (I *think* middle or high school - the

> name of the article was something like "the fate of

> phonemic awareness") .  We seem to get less "tuned"

> to specific sounds as we approach adulthood - though

> I would suspect reading teachers & vocalists of all

> sorts would be  exceptions to that trend. (I know

> I'm disgustingly phonemically aware ;)) 

> 

> 

> 

> Susan Jones

> Academic Development Specialist

> Academic Development Center

> Parkland College

> Champaign, IL  61821

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> 

> >>> Woods <woodsnh at isp.com> 6/3/2007 7:08 PM >>>

> Thank you Betsy, for that sheet of phonemic

> awareness activities. By 

> wonderful coincidence, I was looking for some things

> like that for one 

> of my students who does not seem to be able to

> remember rules for 

> phonetic decoding. It struck me that maybe he can't

> distinguish between 

> the sounds, or manipulate the sounds.

> 

> Anyway, thanks. Now maybe some of us can contribute

> lists of words 

> appropriate to the tasks.

> Tom Woods

> 

> Betsy wrote:

> 

> > Jennifer and others:

> >

> > Since a number of people have asked for the list

> of phonemic awareness

> > activities, I will try to attach it here.

> >

> > Betsy S. Gauss

> > Betsy S. Gauss

> >

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