[senco-forum] Sticky writing

I've found that one of the main stumbling blocks the children I initially
"pick up" have with blending phonics  is their learned habit of adding a
schwa to the letters. Schwa being the "u" sound they add to the letter sound
eg.  "m" is pronounced - "muh" instead of "mmmm"  that "u" interferes with
their processing because they hear the extra sound then have to remove it
again and then blend. This makes their learning inefficient. That is why
some find it difficult for them to blend consonants.  They'll say ful, bul
etc nd and mp usually becomes  mup  and nud . Undo their errors and relearn
phonics without the schwa and many find it so much easier to blend sounds. 

It’s a shame so many early years children are still learning phonics with
the letters incorrectly sounded out. People like me spend so much time
having to go back to basics even at secondary level.

Cheers

Sheridan

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