Natural spelling is a common method used by children in English-speaking countries from the beginning of learning a language, and it is also a stepping stone for children to read English independently. In natural spelling, words are not composed of letters, but of sounds, and sounds are composed of letters or combinations of letters. If you master the rules of pronunciation, you will have the ability to read new words when you see them and spell them when you hear them. This is what we often say: "You can read when you see words, and you can write when you hear words".
Why-why do you want to learn natural spelling?
As a phonetic symbol, more than 80% of English words conform to the spelling rules. In other words, it is natural for children to learn spelling. When they see 80% of English words, they can pronounce them accurately. Therefore, it is a very important foundation for children to establish basic English spelling awareness in their future English learning.
And today, with more and more emphasis on colloquialism, learning natural spelling can be said to be beneficial to children.
How to learn natural spelling?
This natural spelling cartoon "Alphablocks" produced by BBC has been produced for four seasons, with more than 20 episodes per season, each episode is about 3 minutes, which contains rich knowledge, and each episode is aimed at one letter, which is very suitable for systematic learning. Each letter building block shows a very interesting word magic to children through different combinations. The first episode is the common pronunciation of 26 English letters in English words, which is actually the pronunciation marked by phonetic symbols. Except the first episode is a general introduction to letters, each episode introduces the common pronunciation of a letter and how to combine vowels and consonants for natural spelling.
In these videos, each episode is based on a complete story. In the meantime, all the words are combined into a story. Although there is a lot of content, the animation is not designed in alphabetical order, mainly vowels, and the consonants are repeated many times in each episode, so that children can learn the pronunciation of consonants slowly.
This animation design is not only creative but also rigorous. Children can intuitively understand the pronunciation and meaning of this word through corresponding pictures and actions. This is a correct way of learning, and interest is the biggest motivation for children to learn, so that they can have a sense of spelling under interesting situational themes.
After watching this cartoon, children can master the pronunciation rules of 26 letters and letter combinations in words, establish their perception of letters and letter combinations and pronunciation, and cultivate their sense of language.
Take season 1 episode 2 as an example.
The letter e is introduced, and the appearance is that e keeps making its own sound.
When he combines with B and D, he has a bed.
When the bed turns red, the corresponding bed also turns red, so that the baby can easily understand the meaning of this word.
For example, when two e's walk together.
When you meet B, when you combine them, you become a bee.
In this way, English learning is not very simple. At present, children of this age have strong imitation ability, so they must learn with their original pronunciation. Children's English output needs time and accumulation, and needs repeated practice, review and learn new things, and persist!
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Feng Feng Zi Ling, an entrepreneurial explorer in the field of early education, a practice promoter of home-based early education, a master's degree in N+, a literature/psychology/nutritionist/early education tutor/Montessori certified teacher/sensory trainer aged 0-3 and 3-6, and a turned entrepreneur/writer/parenting expert.