1. I (Liz) started tutoring in 1994 with a volunteer literacy association that used whole word methods. After a month of enthusiastically trying whole word methods with no progress, I switched to phonics and finally saw real progress. I developed my own phonics lessons based on syllable division from my first student—she loved being able [...]
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A Little History from Liz
Posted in Blend Phonics, History, Liz, MWIA, Webster's Speller, tagged Webster Spellingbook Bluebacked Speller on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First Post, Phonics First
Posted in Don, Liz, tagged phonics first on June 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For our first post, I just wanted to mention that we believe in Phonics First. Who is we? I’m posting this (Liz), but we is Donald Potter and Elizabeth Brown. Between us, we have tutored for over 30 years, tutoring hundreds of students. We have found that phonics first, no sight words, and [...]
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