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WordsAhead > VC Logic > MAP > Heard Said Spelled Read [HSSR] > {.Sound+Spellings.}
VC Logic is foundational literacy's soundest venture
ABC Logic (phonics protocol) is conventional, mandated wisdom
Shape Logic is "see-say" whole word sight memory
VC Logic: LISTEN!! Then look
ABC Logic: LOOK!! Then listen
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Phonemes predominate
ABC Logic: Graphemes predominate
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: "Spell them out!" – identify sound-units
ABC Logic: "Sound them out!" – identify letter-units
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Vowels and Consonants are numbered V01–C39 on a MAP
ABC Logic: Given letters Aa–Zz, letter names identify sounds: Short-A, B-Sound, Hard-C, etc.
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Encode
ABC Logic: Decode
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Spellable SOUND sequences, with valid attributions for regional variances
ABC Logic: Pronounceable LETTER sequences
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: "Sound-Spelling" relationships
ABC Logic: "Letter-Sound" relationships
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Fluency comes from understanding speech-to-text
ABC Logic: Fluency comes from memorizing "sight words" and ABC-Phonics
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Pronunciations evoke spellings
ABC Logic: Spellings evoke pronunciations
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Speech sounds. Heard, said, spelled, read... ahead of time.
ABC Logic: Letter-sounds. Skipping. Guessing.
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
The choice is yours; realize your PERSONAL power to choose the way you think. My former 3rd Graders eagerly learned and practiced personal responsibility because empowerment is motivational. They also learned that choices have consequences.
This site is a call to action. WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, DON'T GO ALONG. Leaders of Learning must consider evidence and use personal truth as their defense. Perceive the dichotomy, then achieve the fix.
At first I used flashcards and no other explanation. Then I learned phonics but found the rich literature of Whole Language curriculum to be far more engaging than contrived fat-cat-sat stories. Now, for decades outside of employment, my calling has been to scrutinize and discover the wrongheadedness whenever we allow our visual modality to dominate. Spoken language requires HEARING blended speech sounds. Written language requires SEEING blended letters. HEARING and SEEING always dance together, yet parents, tutors and teachers can insist that "hearing" always takes the lead. Again...
VC LOGIC teaches Vowels and Consonants as sounds-to-be-spelled – {.Sound+Spellings.}
VC Logic is intrinsically sensible, yet remains an unproven outlier. VC Logic organizes thinking around speech sounds, mapped V01 through C39; no letter-based attributions. Learners spell-out what is spoken: Heard–Said–Spelled–Read (HSSR).
ABC LOGIC teaches letters-to-be-sounded – phonics letter-sounds
Fair warning!! Phonemic Awareness lessons are not exempt.
ABC Logic requires learners to sound-out what is on the page: Seen–Read–Said. ABC Logic is always organized around alphabet letters and "letter-sounds." While Whole Word memory simply sees-says, phonics teaches letter rules with letter-based jargon. ABC Logic is what today's scientific researchers are scrutinizing.
Shape Logic delivers "See-Say" enough times that the shapes of the words are learned
Truth is not our enemy. Every parent, tutor and teacher will make choices and create consequences. Most learners will move forward in spite of error. The day is coming when systemic errors will be exposed and fixed. That shift must begin in the minds of Learning Leaders for the benefit of our children's children's children.
Notions of rightness and wrongness do set up intrinsic disputes. Within a home or classroom, sovereignty may be asserted, of course. Larger venues will create advocates and adversaries. All disputes may become manageable dynamics within our free relationships and societies. We may disagree and continue to give voice and vote. Freedom is precious.
WordsAhead > VC Logic > MAP > Heard Said Spelled Read [HSSR] > {.Sound+Spellings.}
VC Logic is foundational literacy's soundest venture
ABC Logic (phonics protocol) is conventional, mandated wisdom
Shape Logic is "see-say" whole word sight memory
VC Logic: LISTEN!! Then look
ABC Logic: LOOK!! Then listen
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Phonemes predominate
ABC Logic: Graphemes predominate
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: "Spell them out!" – identify sound-units
ABC Logic: "Sound them out!" – identify letter-units
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Vowels and Consonants are numbered V01–C39 on a MAP
ABC Logic: Given letters Aa–Zz, letter names identify sounds: Short-A, B-Sound, Hard-C, etc.
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Encode
ABC Logic: Decode
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Spellable SOUND sequences, with valid attributions for regional variances
ABC Logic: Pronounceable LETTER sequences
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: "Sound-Spelling" relationships
ABC Logic: "Letter-Sound" relationships
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Fluency comes from understanding speech-to-text
ABC Logic: Fluency comes from memorizing "sight words" and ABC-Phonics
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Pronunciations evoke spellings
ABC Logic: Spellings evoke pronunciations
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
VC Logic: Speech sounds. Heard, said, spelled, read... ahead of time.
ABC Logic: Letter-sounds. Skipping. Guessing.
Shape Logic: Whole word sight memory
The choice is yours; realize your PERSONAL power to choose the way you think. My former 3rd Graders eagerly learned and practiced personal responsibility because empowerment is motivational. They also learned that choices have consequences.
This site is a call to action. WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, DON'T GO ALONG. Leaders of Learning must consider evidence and use personal truth as their defense. Perceive the dichotomy, then achieve the fix.
At first I used flashcards and no other explanation. Then I learned phonics but found the rich literature of Whole Language curriculum to be far more engaging than contrived fat-cat-sat stories. Now, for decades outside of employment, my calling has been to scrutinize and discover the wrongheadedness whenever we allow our visual modality to dominate. Spoken language requires HEARING blended speech sounds. Written language requires SEEING blended letters. HEARING and SEEING always dance together, yet parents, tutors and teachers can insist that "hearing" always takes the lead. Again...
VC LOGIC teaches Vowels and Consonants as sounds-to-be-spelled – {.Sound+Spellings.}
VC Logic is intrinsically sensible, yet remains an unproven outlier. VC Logic organizes thinking around speech sounds, mapped V01 through C39; no letter-based attributions. Learners spell-out what is spoken: Heard–Said–Spelled–Read (HSSR).
ABC LOGIC teaches letters-to-be-sounded – phonics letter-sounds
Fair warning!! Phonemic Awareness lessons are not exempt.
ABC Logic requires learners to sound-out what is on the page: Seen–Read–Said. ABC Logic is always organized around alphabet letters and "letter-sounds." While Whole Word memory simply sees-says, phonics teaches letter rules with letter-based jargon. ABC Logic is what today's scientific researchers are scrutinizing.
Shape Logic delivers "See-Say" enough times that the shapes of the words are learned
Truth is not our enemy. Every parent, tutor and teacher will make choices and create consequences. Most learners will move forward in spite of error. The day is coming when systemic errors will be exposed and fixed. That shift must begin in the minds of Learning Leaders for the benefit of our children's children's children.
Notions of rightness and wrongness do set up intrinsic disputes. Within a home or classroom, sovereignty may be asserted, of course. Larger venues will create advocates and adversaries. All disputes may become manageable dynamics within our free relationships and societies. We may disagree and continue to give voice and vote. Freedom is precious.