DD is in reception and has low frequency hearing loss. She can recognise and make the sounds but blending is a bit of a mission. We get words home to sound out and once she can do them, we get a new set. But, to be honest, she is generally remembering the whole word on the second round and then getting a new set. I have pointed this out to the teacher but the result was we now get a reading book as well. She enjoys the books, but again struggles to sound out new words but remembers ones she has encountered before. We have Jelly & Bean books with a word list at the back. If we look at the word list before reading the book, then she flies through the book with ease and intonation and enjoys the story. If we read the story first, she does ok, but we have to stop for any unfamiliar words to go through the blending dance and she doesn't enjoy the book and feeling of success so much.
We have parents evenings this week so I'd like to get my thoughts together beforehand if possible. Do we continue with our current "pseudo-phonics" approach, try harder or differently with phonics, or just give up and accept that she is currently learning by sight and hope that she gains phonic knowledge by osmosis? We have been allocated a "teacher of the deaf" and she will be going to visit DD at school next month, then doing a home visit a few weeks later. Hopefully this will be helpful, but again I'd like some ideas of what to aim for and what is feasible beforehand.
Sorry for essay. Any thoughts are much appreciated, but if the thread could avoid the usual phonics bunfight then that would be even more smashing. Thanks!
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Phonics with hearing loss
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souperb · 02/03/2015 11:13
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