KEY CHALLENGES WITH MASTERING ENGLISH
Children face several challenges when learning to read in English. These difficulties arise from the fact that English has 44 sounds with only 26 letters. When not provided with proper instruction, children struggling to learn to read, can face further difficulties throughout their education and beyond.
- SYNTHETIC PHONICS teaches that each letter has a common sound. This is a good starting point for learning to read, but English’s complex spelling patterns make it just the beginning.
- Words may be spelt exactly the same with completely DIFFERENT PRONUNCIATIONS and meanings.
- Letters can have MULTIPLE SOUNDS and can be combined to make other sounds.
Check out these videos below to learn more about common challenges when learning to read!
Contrasting Spelling & Pronunciation in English
Understanding English Sounds & Letters
The Magic ‘e’ Rule & Its Exceptions
The Chaos of English
Spelling
Inconsistencies in English Orthography
LANGUAGE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES
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HOW I CAN READ CAN HELP
I Can Read’s proprietary diacritical marks allow students to identify sounds and then blend them together to form words while also embedding spelling combinations in their long term memory.
- Use our proprietary I Can Read coding system
- Coach students to have phonemic awareness of all 44 sounds before exposure to letters
- We introduce literacy using a skill-by-skill approach
- Learn the concept of first sounds
- Access sounds in words
- Oral Blending and Segmenting
- Phonics
- Visual Blending and Reading
- Built on familiarisation, not memorisation
THE I CAN READ APPROACH
