“I dont have a problem with sight words, and I dont see an advantage with phonics.”
How many “sight words” did your kids learn? Hopefully 10,000 or so, or they won’t be very good readers. In what fonts? Were they lower case, capitalized, or all capitals? What do they do if they haven’t “seen” a word before?
Figuring out a word just from its shape leaves out a lot of variables. Sight words are fine, after the kid knows how to read.
(sorry, I get pretty damn emotional about this)
RE: “sorry, I get pretty damn emotional about this”
Me, too. Everyone should get emotional about whether children are learning to read or not.
Thanks for the comment.