mnephonics training 2009

MnephonicsAn Intervention

Mnephonics

2009

MnephonicsAn Intervention

We will… Evaluate the effectiveness of mnemonic

instruction for the at-risk learner via…-group activities-discussion of research results-sharing of case study

Explore the effectiveness of a proven mnemonic-phonics intervention via…

-group activities-presentation of authentic examples -evidence from actual case studies

Continents of the World

North America

_________ Antarctica

South America

Africa

EuropeAsia

Australia

Differences in Learning to Read

Able to read:

Learn with ease:

Learn with support:

Learn with intensive support:

Have pervasive reading disabilities:Adapted by B. Bursuck based on Lyon, 1998

Teach phonemic awareness skills early.

Teach sound-spelling associations explicitly and systematically

Teach sounding out and blending directly.

Use decodable text for practice.

Read good literature to students for language comprehension. Use the “big 5”: Phonemic Awareness , Phonics ,

Vocabulary, Fluency and Comprehension + (oral language proficiency).

Teaching At-Risk Children To Read

Felton & Lillie, 2001

Targeted InstructionFocus on Learning

Explicit – nothing is left to chance; all skills are taught directly

Systematic – sequential steps are followed to take the student from limited or no mastery to complete mastery of a skill

Direct – The teacher defines and teaches a concept, guides students through its application, and arranges for extended guided practice until mastery is achieved

Strategic – teaching students efficient ways to acquire, store and express information and skills

(FCRR Glossary of terms, 2005)

Phonemic Awareness Instruction

Phoneme Blending- listening to separate phonemes and combining them to form a word What word is /p/ /e/ /n/ ?

Phoneme Segmentation-breaking a word into separate sounds How many sounds are in the word: flag?

Phoneme Deletion-recognizing the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from the word What is farm without the /f/ ?

Phoneme Substitution-substituting one phoneme for another to make a new word The word is sip. Change the /p/ to /t/. What is

the new word?

Phonics Instruction

“Phonics instruction teaches children the relationship between the letters of written language and the individual sounds of spoken language”

“The goal of phonics is to help children learn and use the alphabetic principle…the understanding that there are systematic and predictable relationships between written letters and spoken sounds.”

Systematic and Explicit Phonics Instruction

Improves word recognition and spelling for students in grades K-1

Improves reading comprehension

Is effective for students from varying social and economic levels

Increases reading skills in students who are having difficulty learning to read

Most effective when introduced early

Should not stand alone as the entire reading program

VocabularyHelp Understand and Never Forget

Punctuation!

. , ! “ ” ?

Research says…

Kathy Nunley: Brain.org

Semantic Memory Intentional

Episodic MemoryUnintentional

Research says…

Kathy Nunley: Brain.org

Semantic Memory “I tell, you choose

to remember.” Episodic Memory“I give you meaningful experiences, and you

remember, whether you meant to or not.”

LEP InterventionsConvince Students That They Can

I went to the store the other. Day with my mom. And. I had a great time with. Her because she bought me some. Chocolate.

Are you sure your periods are in the correct place?

Teach to the Student’s Learning Style

Multiple Modalities-movement, physical, tactile, hands-on…-illustrations, diagrams, realia notes…-verbal representations, student-made definitions, dialogue, games

Kinesthetic

Visual

Auditory

I Know a Little Hermit Crab!(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)

I know a little hermit crab who lives by the sea,

Whenever I go out there, he takes a stab at me.

Out come his pinchers to nab my toe,But he never gets to grab me ‘cause

he’s so slow! -ab Song Cherry Carl, 2004

What is Mnephonics?

Mnemonic devices

Punctuation

Mnemonics + phonics = mnephonics

Developed by Alisha Das

“During the 2001-2002 school year, I had an LEP student with vision problems.  He began to learn to associate sounds/symbols and connect these with words/meanings using this method.  It was amazing!  After only 1 week, he was able to identify the letters in his name and several words.  He was also able to write them correctly!  This was so amazing because NOTHING else had worked.  When my assistant and I used this method, we were so amazed we actually cried!  For the first time, this student began to show progress and was actually learning!!!!”

Student Productions

Student Productions

Explicitly Teach

Lower case lettersBasic lettersPure soundsWithin wordsAction cuesVisual cuesSound cuesWriting cues

Sounds in other languages/English

a b c d e f g h

i j k l m n o p q

r s t u v w x y z

/ĕ//s/ /á /

/ŏ/ /duh/ /wuh//ĕ/

Student applications

Reading errors

wet det detuh

spelling errors

Wog

Buatu

Dog

Bat

What can we do?

Wouldn’t it be nice if we had something that could trigger their mind to read and spell correctly without interferences…

Mnephonics!

Use Mnephonics

Within words

Rehearsed reading

ILL

LEP InterventionsHelp Understand and Never Forget

Non-linguistic Representation…

Illustrations, symbols, logographs, actions, signs…

27% overall gain

36% greater gains than definitions from dictionary, or creating sentences with words…

Marzano

Abstract to Concrete!

Activity

inated

Mnephonics©

A Literacy Intervention

c-c-city

g-g-giraffe

g-g-g

soft g

oo-oo-oo

The snake and the horse are fighting

s-h-s-h-s sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh

The horse is allergic to corn.

c-h-c-h-h-h-"ch"

The horse has a tackin his tongue

t-h-t-h---"th"

Showing teeth

Mnephonics© A Literacy Intervention

Copyright 2008

Alisha Das

Email: mnephonics.das@gmail.com

Web:https://sites.google.com/site/mnephonicsproject/

http://www.mnephonicsabc.blogspot.com/

Let’s practice!

-ab family _____ab _____ ab

_____ab _____ ab _____ab

_____ ab _____ab _____ ab

From carlscorner.us.com

MnephonicsAn Intervention

Did we… Evaluate the effectiveness of mnemonic

instruction for the at-risk learner via…-group activities-discussion of research results-sharing of case study

Explore the effectiveness of a proven mnemonic-phonics intervention via…

-group activities-presentation of authentic examples -evidence from actual case studies

Questions or Comments

Please record your successes and questions on the Mnephonics web pages whenever possible.

Contact Information

Thank You!Rosie Turner

Griffith Annex

1401 W. Clemmonsville Rd., W-S, NC 27127

Phone: (336) 771-4734 ext. (3203)

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