Alphabet ≠ Sounds

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More than 42 million people have watched these colorful graphemes as they stretch and spin.  Many speech sound units are ignored because the lesson is ABC-based.

V01/a/ alligator, ax, apple, ambulance

V02/i/ igloo, internet, iguana, instruments

V03/o/ orange, octopus, olive, ostrich

V04/u/ umbrella, up, underwear, under

V05/e/ escalator, elephant, elevator, egg

V06 ???

V07 ???

V08 ???

V09 ???

V10 ???

V11 ???

V12 ???

V13 ???

V14 ???

V15 ???

C16/p/ pencil, panda, pig, penguin

C17/b/ bat, ball, bus, bed

C18/t/ television, ten, tomato, tent

C19/d/ dolphin, dog, dinosaur, duck

C20 ???

C21/j/ jello, jacket, jam, juice

C22/c/ cat, cow, car, cap

C22/k/ kangaroo, koala, kite, key

C22+C28/x/ x-ray, fox, box

C22+C36/qu/ quiet, question, queen, quilt

C23/g/ girl, gorilla, guitar, grapes

C24/f/ feet, fish, frog, fire

C25/v/ volcano, violin, vacuum, van

C26 ???

C27 ???

C28/s/ sandwich, sun, sock, sausage

C29/z/ zig-zag, zipper, zebra, zoo

C29/x/ xylophone

C30 ???

C31 ???

C32/h/ hippo, helicopter, hat, horse

C33/m/ monkey, moon, milk, mouse

C34/n/ nose, net, no, note

C35 ???

C36/w/ web, watch, weather, windmill

C37/l/ lemon, lollipop, leg, lion

C38/r/ ring, robot, rocket, rabbit

C39/y/ yo-yo, yellow, yogurt, yacht

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ABCs predominate in Highlights PUZZLEMANIA workbook activities.

 

“Music Q’s” does not help learner know that vowels are sounds, not letters.  While some sound-letter patterns match letter-sound patterns, some do not and are misrepresented.

MISSING VOWELS

  • MSSNG VWLS
  • V02/I/ V02/I/ V13/OW/ V05/E/

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

  • TH STR-SPNGLD BNNR
  • V04/E/ V11/A/ V01/A/ V04/~E/ V01/A/ V15/ER/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

  • HPPY BRTHDY T Y
  • V01/A/ V10/Y/ V15/IR/ V06/AY/ V09/O/ V09/OU/

JINGLE BELLS

  • JNGL BLLS
  • V02/I/ V04/~E/ V05/E/

YANKEE DOODLE

  • YNK DDL
  • V01/A/ V10/EY/ V09/OO/ V04/~E/

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

  • TK M T T TH BLL GM
  • V06/A_E/ V10/E/ V13/OU/ V09/O/ V04/E/ V11/A/ V06/A_E/

 

“Word for Words” requires using Letters /U/, /M/, /B/, /R/, /E/, /L/, /L/, /A/ to make 15 other words – letter-by-letter – sea, bus, bell, Mars, meal, ball, bear, ears, mule, blue, same, smell, lumber, smaller, marbles.  This task does not promote reading competence because, if a child knew literal sound-spellings, she would recognize that words are built sound-by-sound.  Here are errors:

V04 spelled Letter /U/ ≠ C39+V09/u_e/ mule; V09/ue/ blue

C38 spelled Letter /R/ ≠ V15/er/ lumber, smaller

V05 spelled Letter /E/ ≠ V06/a_e/ same; V06/ea/ bear; C39+V09/u_e/ mule; V09/ue/ blue; V10/ea/ ears, sea, meal; V15/er/ lumber, smaller

C37 spelled Letters /LL/ ≠ C37/l/ meal, mule, blue, lumber, marbles

V04 spelled Letter /A/ ≠ V06/a_e/ same; V06/ea/ bear; V10/ea/ ears, sea, meal; V11/a/ Mars, ball, smaller, marbles

 

“Scrambled Birds” is a game to unscramble letter-by-letter.  Compare to bird names scrambled sound-by-sound and syllable-by-syllable.

DOVE

  • DEVO
  • C25/V/ V04/O_E/ C19/D/

CROW

  • CORW
  • C38/R/ V08/OW/ C22/C/

HAWK

  • WKAH
  • C22/K/ V11/AW/ C32/H/

SWAN

  • NASW
  • C36/W/ V11/A/ C34/N/ C28/S/

ROBIN

  • BINOR
  • C34/N/ V02/I/ C38/R/ V03/O/ C17/B/

STORK

  • RKOST
  • C22/K/ C38/R/ V08/O/ C18/T/ C28/S/

GOOSE

  • SOOGE
  • C28/S/ C23/G/ V09/OO_E/

PIGEON

  • PEIGON
  • C21/G/ V04/EO/ C34/N/ C16/P/ V02/I/

PARROT

  • TORRAP
  • C38/R/ V04/O/ C18/T/ C16/P/ V01/A/

SPARROW

  • ASPRRWO
  • C38/R/ V08/OW/ C28/S/ C16/P/ V01/A/

PENGUIN

  • UPENNING
  • V02/I/ C35/N/ C23/G/ V09/U/ C16/P/ V05/E/ C34/N/

FLAMINGO

  • GLOMIFAN
  • C23/G/ V08/O/ C33/M/ V02/I/ C35/NG/ C24/F/ C37/L/ V04/A/

CARDINAL

  • LARDCINA
  • C34/N/ V04/A/ C37/L/ C19/D/ V02/I/ C22/C/ V11/A/ C38/R/