he does know them but I think that is why he is having problem with spelling and reading....any idea?
2006-10-29 11:28:27 · 17 answers · asked by bobsdidi 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
he knows his vowels I think it is the sounds they make is what is tricking him,,,,,english is one of the hardest to learn!
2006-10-29 11:31:15 · update #1
Dear BobsDiddi,
My name is Robbie.I used to work in the school system here in my state as a volunteer teachers assistant.It seems that he knows his vowels,but yet he's having trouble with the spelling and reading.I would start and focus on his weak points.Work with him or her on spelling and reading.Get books on phonics,Spelling, reading.Work with the child on those areas.Create work sheets for the child use pics and words.DOnt fill in the vowels.Ask the child what the vowel is and have him or her fill in the missing vowel.Try also making up flash cards with pics and words.Have child tell you what pic is.Have him or her repeat words.For the Speeling part.Make a lits of words have the child write the word,have him or her spell it and use it in sentence.Give child test on words/For the reading part start off with easy reader books find his or her trouble/Let them read where there comfortable if where there at its to easy take it up to next level.MY name is Robbie I would love to hear how this child is oing or if any of my ideas helped any.Message me on YM my id is LittleRomeoBoy4u and my email is LittleRomeoBoy4U@yahoo.com.I have more ideas if these feel
2006-10-29 11:40:31 · answer #1 · answered by littleromeoboy4u 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's probably a dvd for sing along songs for that. Ask their teacher for helpful things you can do at home.
Oh I just remembered something. Get an index card, write one vowel on each card, then place the cards on the floor, maybe in a circle. Then say the vowel, and have the child run and stand on top of the correct card. Or say a word with a selected vowel in mind, and have them stand on the correct vowel card. Have fun with it.
2006-10-29 19:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by suchaprettyface11 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teach him the concept of long and short vowels if you haven't already. It's a little late for him learning this at age 9; I learned mine when I was in the 1st grade, however, people learn at different levels.
Make a "cheat sheet" for him on how to pronouce vowels and have him study it.
2006-10-29 19:30:17 · answer #3 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easy- Just teach him that when the vowels say two things- their name or their sound. In a word like HAT the /A/ says its sound. If you add the silent /e/ its HATE...and the /A/ says its name. Make lots of examples of the "sound" vs. "name" and do flashcard practice. Even nonsense words work to get the idea. FAT....FATE
MAT....MATE
GAT...GATE
etc...
I think that is the most effective and fastest way to teach the basics about vowel sounds.
2006-10-29 19:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The vowels are A E I O U. The sounds for the vowels are the same for the chinese hanyu pinyin.
2006-10-29 20:31:32 · answer #5 · answered by pooteh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He needs to read and be read to a lot. I knew the vowels in fourth grade, but they didn't make any difference to me at all. It's practice with reading that's going to make a difference in both reading and spelling.
2006-10-29 19:30:46 · answer #6 · answered by cucumberlarry1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't speak for your school, but when my youngest got into school they told me I wasn't allowed to teach my son phonetically. The sounds letters make to create a word. I found out just recently that the young man is dyslexic. If I hadn't gone and taught him myself, he never would have learned. Letters by themselves didn't do it for him because he was dyslexic he had to have something to associate. He is 18. He graduated with honors. Because I pushed the school. Don't be afraid to speak up for testing. Or to take it upon yourself to do what they aren't.
2006-10-29 19:41:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is confusing to kids and also adults at times. My son had a lot of difficulty reading and spelling and I put him in hooked on phonics, I read to him and had him read to me.....make up some flash cards and maybe invest in a tutor, I hired several for my son.
2006-10-29 19:31:18 · answer #8 · answered by ladynamedjane 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my friking 4-year old sister knows the vowels AND their sounds! yes, she is advanced like I am, but shes known them for a year.
if you say, "what is A?" she says, "a vowel" then you say, "and what does it say?" she says "a-a-apple AND a-a-acorn" try teaching him things like that.
hope that helps!
2006-10-29 19:55:49 · answer #9 · answered by GRETCHEN 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try to find an acronyme. i had to teach my nieces this. or like a song. i came up with a song for GCF it was to the tune do yo chain hang low. did you line your factors line by line. did you check makes sure every time. r your factors prime
2006-10-29 19:32:03 · answer #10 · answered by alex d 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋