Comments on: English is too hard to read for children | News crumb | EducationGuardian.co.uk http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/ montessori at school, autonomous at home, all learning together Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:29:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: barbara http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243130 barbara Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:18:21 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243130 spanish is phonetic and it works well. but to change a language doesn't seem quite right. then again i never had a problem with spelling so to me english seems fine as it is. my eldest however is still struggling at 14 with words like wich and wat and majick and she was reading well by 5 and devours books so it can't be that... and as tim said his brother would struggle with phonetics so whatever happens whether it's left well alone or meddled with it's not going to suit everyone. suits me fine as it is and if it changes i'll live with suddenly not being able to spell.... spanish is phonetic and it works well. but to change a language doesn’t seem quite right. then again i never had a problem with spelling so to me english seems fine as it is. my eldest however is still struggling at 14 with words like wich and wat and majick and she was reading well by 5 and devours books so it can’t be that…
and as tim said his brother would struggle with phonetics so whatever happens whether it’s left well alone or meddled with it’s not going to suit everyone. suits me fine as it is and if it changes i’ll live with suddenly not being able to spell….

]]> By: Tim http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243124 Tim Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:09:54 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243124 Has crossed my mind that for someone like my brother, who cannot decode words phonetically, it would be a real pain. He would have to learn each respelled word from scratch, all over again. Has crossed my mind that for someone like my brother, who cannot decode words phonetically, it would be a real pain. He would have to learn each respelled word from scratch, all over again.

]]> By: Sazza http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243122 Sazza Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:34:13 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243122 Wot utta toss(at least one word won't require ammendment). Apparently Finnish is reasonably easy, so perhaps we could dispense with the archaic nonsense that is English, and embrace Suomi. Why was 'Kiwi' included in the final list? It's Maori, it's phonetic, it's meant to portray the bird's call!! Wot utta toss(at least one word won’t require ammendment). Apparently Finnish is reasonably easy, so perhaps we could dispense with the archaic nonsense that is English, and embrace Suomi. Why was ‘Kiwi’ included in the final list? It’s Maori, it’s phonetic, it’s meant to portray the bird’s call!!

]]> By: Tim http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243118 Tim Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:44:02 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243118 Monkey, isperegoos, spinech, ceterpiller, dwerff, boonoona, hoondkerchieff, pliers, soldiers, stomech, petel und telescope-a hefe-a ill beee-a inclooded oon zee-a long list ooff words zeet beffffle-a childree-a becoooose-a zeey contein letter combineshoons zeet ire-a more-a commonly pronooonced in a difffferent wey. Bork Bork Bork! Monkey, isperegoos, spinech, ceterpiller, dwerff, boonoona, hoondkerchieff, pliers, soldiers, stomech, petel und telescope-a hefe-a ill beee-a inclooded oon zee-a long list ooff words zeet beffffle-a childree-a becoooose-a zeey contein letter combineshoons zeet ire-a more-a commonly pronooonced in a difffferent wey. Bork Bork Bork!

]]> By: Tim http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243117 Tim Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:06:25 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243117 Oh, and advanced smilies are back. :cheer: <a href="http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/smilies/" rel="nofollow">S M I L I E S</a> Oh, and advanced smilies are back. :cheer:

S M I L I E S

]]> By: Tim http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243115 Tim Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:01:59 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243115 I think I am done with the theme. Any problems, could you let me know <i>dear reader</i>. I think I am done with the theme. Any problems, could you let me know dear reader.

]]> By: Jax http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243114 Jax Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:31:23 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243114 wouldn't get to used to the look just yet, it's a work in progress :) wouldn’t get to used to the look just yet, it’s a work in progress :)

]]> By: Merry http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2008/06/08/english-is-too-hard-to-read-for-children-news-crumb-educationguardiancouk/#comment-243113 Merry Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:22:51 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/?p=2739#comment-243113 "caterpillar" Am i missing something? What bit of this isn't easy to sound out? Like the new look. “caterpillar”

Am i missing something? What bit of this isn’t easy to sound out?

Like the new look.

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