Presentation Outline:
1. Warm-up song: a e i o u (Phonics Song)
2. Phonics definition
- Two different language systems: English and Chinese (differences between alphabetic language and logographic language)
- Phonics is about letter-sound relationships, i.e., sounds and their spelling.
- Phonological Awareness: phonemic awareness, rhyme awareness, syllable awareness, word awareness, and sentence awareness.
3. Why teach Phonics
- Phonics is very helpful when learning a new language
- Phonics skills can help children pronounce written words confidently
- Phonics skills encourage pronunciation skills
- Phonics skills can help children spell words they hear
4. Phonics for Kids syllabus
- Book 1: Letter Sounds (a-m)
- Book 2: Letter Sounds (n-z)
- Book 3: More about Letter Sounds (a-m)
- Book 4: More about Letter Sounds (n-z)
- Book 5: Rimes
- Book 6: Blends and Digraphs
5. Teaching steps for Phonics for Kids
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