Yeah, like, obviously there are a great many English words that you can't read phonetically (or...you know, a given letter can make more than one sound which is complicated!). But the basics? The skeleton of the language? You absolutely can and should read those phonetically! Just because "knight" is so hard doesn't mean that "cat" shouldn't be read phonetically!
admittedly I do know someone who is an excellent English reader who I think has never used phonics strategies once; I get the sense they do whole-word recognition, as if English were written with logograms that you learn to recognize the shape of, word by word, instead of any individual letters being relevant ever?
Well good for them, if it works for them! I do think it makes sense that there are different strategies that different readers use. But as a baseline approach, surely phonics should be the first step?
but I suppose it's an example of how some kids just WILL make reading happen no matter what
Yeah, I think I'm probably one of those people, but I don't think there are all that many of us!
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admittedly I do know someone who is an excellent English reader who I think has never used phonics strategies once; I get the sense they do whole-word recognition, as if English were written with logograms that you learn to recognize the shape of, word by word, instead of any individual letters being relevant ever?
Well good for them, if it works for them! I do think it makes sense that there are different strategies that different readers use. But as a baseline approach, surely phonics should be the first step?
but I suppose it's an example of how some kids just WILL make reading happen no matter what
Yeah, I think I'm probably one of those people, but I don't think there are all that many of us!