Is Zoo-Phonics a good program?

Is Zoo-Phonics a good program?

Is Zoo-Phonics a good program?

Every aspect of the Zoo-phonics® Program has been field-tested and found to be effective. The results are in! In a large scale research study, conducted by E3 Research, the Zoo-phonics® Multisensory Language Arts Program was found to be extremely effective for early childhood reading and writing education.

What does Zoo-Phonics teach?

Zoo-phonics is one program we use, in conjunction with the Creative Curriculum, the Storybook Journey, and Handwriting Without Tears. Zoo-phonics teaches children language arts with a multi-sensory (sight, sound, movement) integration to engage young learners of all learning styles.

What are the benefits of using phonics?

Phonics allows young readers to develop their reading comprehension and decode new words as they read. With practice, this action becomes so automatic that they are able to easily understand the overall meaning of words while they are reading.

Is Zoo-Phonics a curriculum?

Created by award-winning teachers, the Zoo-phonics Multi-sensory Language Arts Program is a unique and playful curriculum that involves your child’s whole body: eyes, mouth, ears, touch, mind and body with: endearing Animal Letters (providing a playful, sweet, and concrete approach to learning)

What are the Zoo-Phonics Animals?

Zoo-phonics.

  • In kindergarten we use the Zoo-phonics program to introduce each letter of the alphabet.
  • Listed below are the names of each zoo animal friend.
  • Aa — alligator — Allie Alligator.
  • Bb — bear — Bubba Bear.
  • Cc — cat — Catina Cat.
  • Dd — deer — Deedee Deer.
  • Ee — elephant — Ellie Elephant.

    • How do you teach Zoo-Phonics?

    Zoo-phonics uses Animals in the shapes of lowercase letters before teaching the actual letters. Sequentially, the child learns first the Animal Shapes, then the Merged Animal-Letters and finally, when developmentally ready, the letters themselves.

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of teaching phonics in the early ages?

    The advantages of phonics are helps a child decode words and improves their spelling. The disadvantages of phonics are it is Page 15 possible to over do phonics and teachers knowledge of phonics affects their ability to teach.

    What are the benefits and challenges of using the phonetic approach?

    The phonetic approach may help children read words on a page, but the method does not focus on comprehension of those words. Using only the phonetic approach, a student may read an entire sentence without understanding it.

    When was Zoo-Phonics created?

    Zoo-phonics was developed during the mid-1980s by award-winning teachers, Charlene Wrighton and Gigi Bradshaw, in answer to the needs of their students.

    How do you teach Zoophonics?

    How can teachers improve phonics?

    Strategies

    1. Intense Systematic Explicit Instruction. Skills must be directly taught (modeled)
    2. Modeled, Guided and Independent Practice.
    3. Word Sorts.
    4. Word Boxes.
    5. Onset/Rime (Word Families)
    6. Drill and Practice.
    7. Kinesthetic method of Sounding out words.
    8. Phonics Word Wall.