My talk about the Alphabetic Code Chart: 2011 RRF conference

[debbie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twfn0o0xzRA

I maintain that every classroom should have an alphabetic code chart where the English language is being taught and used!

We should understand the notion of 'the alphabetic code' as much as we commonly understand what is meant by 'the alphabet'.

[debbie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twfn0o0xzRA

This is the handout I produced for the 'breakout talk' at the RRF conference:

http://www.phonicsinternational.com/Deb ... andout.pdf

I am promoting:

'The Two-Pronged approach to Synthetic Phonics Teaching - Systematic and Incidental'

I highly recommend it!

And the Alphabetic Code Chart as a key visual aid supports this two-pronged teaching.

Read all about it!

[debbie]

By the way, is there an alphabetic code chart in your classroom - or your child's classroom where English is being taught?

Or, indeed, any other language which is code-based?

[debbie]

http://www.oxfordschoolimprovement.co.u ... e-alphabet

This is a video clip on the Oxford School Improvement site where there are many great video clips of 'top tips' of leading educationalists in the UK.

The link above is: 'The Difference Between The Alphabet and The Alphabetic Code'

Ofsted links to this video clip for its latest long-distance training material for Ofsted inspectors.

It would be wonderful indeed if Ofsted fully recognised the significance of the Alphabetic Code as a core visual aid in every classroom.

(See www.oxfordschoolimprovement.co.uk for lots of great advice.)

[debbie]

An Alphabetic Code Chart makes the alphabetic code fully tangible.

See a dictionary definition of 'tangible':


tangible:

1.capable of being touched or felt

2.capable of being clearly grasped by the mind

3.having a physical existence

This is exactly what I am trying to convey!