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]]><![CDATA[Rock 'N Learn ~ ABC Phonics Song]]>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:07:39 GMThttp://www.comparecontrast.xyz/blog/rock-n-learn-abc-phonics-songhttps://youtu.be/tKsIi1MH4lw?si=prJcLAEmjuPKMFbt
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(underlined words show human articulation; moving mouth)

As with all conventional wisdom, this Rock 'N Learn video also has some reliable information:

{.V01/a.} apple alligator
{.V02/i.} igloo insect iguana
{.V03/o.} octopus olive
{.V04/u.} umbrella up
{.V05/e.} egg elf
{.C16/p.} pig pool
{.C17/b.} bug ball
{.C18/t.} top tiger tent
{.C19/d.} dog duck
{.C21/j.} jet joker
{.C22/c.} cat cake; {.C22/k.} kid king
{.C22+C28/x.} fox box
{.C22+C36/qu.} quilt queen
{.C23/g.} gum girl guitar
{.C24/f.} fan fork food
{.C25/v.} van vegetables
{.C28/s.} sun sailor
{.C29/z.} zoo zebra zipper
{.C32/h.} hat hamster
{.C33/m.} mug man monkey
{.C34/n.} nut/acorn nest
{.C36/w.} wagon water
{.C37/l.} log lion
{.C38/r.} rat rocket raccoon
{.C39/y.} yak yarn

But the video also has NONSENSE!!  Beware...

Rock 'N Learn videos teach letter-sounds – ABC Logic.
"The letter that makes that sound most."  "The sound [V01] is made by Letter Aa."
{.C18/t.} ≠ {.C18/tw.} two

Video uses four words beginning with sound blends:
{.C17+C38/br.} break
{.C18+C36/tw.} twenty
{.C22+C38/cr.} crunch
{.C24+C38/fr.} Freddie fried

Rock 'N Learn neglects to teach 23 sound-units:

{.V06/ai.} airplane
{.V07/eye.} eye
{.V08/o.} orange
{.V09/u.} Uber
{.C39+V09/u.} ukulele
{.V10/ea.} eating
{.V11/aw.} awning
{.V12/oo.} hook
{.V13/ou.} outside
{.V14/oy.} oyster
{.V15/ear.} Earth
{.C39+V15/ure.} pure
{.C20/ch.} chair
{.C23+C29/x.} exam
{.C23+C32/x.} luxury
{.C26/th.} thumb
{.C27/th.} them
{.C30/sh.} shoe
{.C31/s.} measure
{.C35/ng.} ring
{.C32+C36/wh.} whale
{.C36+V04/o_e.} one
{.V12+C37/-le.} Google]]><![CDATA[Ms. Rachel ~ Learn Letters and Phonics]]>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:54:46 GMThttp://www.comparecontrast.xyz/blog/ms-rachel-learn-letters-and-phonics​youtu.be/_R0xRT2y7Uo?si=Y2OWEtEPwr2Bf2x1
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Ms. Rachel's video teaches letter-sounds – ABC Logic.
Nonsense:  "Every letter has a sound.  ___ is a letter.  [___] is the sound that it makes."
Truth is {.Sound+Spellings.} – VC Logic.

Ms Rachel's video has this reliable information:

{.V01/a.} apple
{.V02/i.} igloo
{.V03/o.} octopus
{.V04/u.} umbrella
{.V05/e.} elephant egg
{.V08/o.} orange
{.C16/p.} pig
{.C17/b.} bus ball
{.C18/t.} teapot
{.C19/d.} dinosaur dog
{.C21/j.} jar jelly jump
{.C22/c.} car; {.C22/k.} koala kitten
{.C22+C28/x.} box
{.C22+C36/qu.} queen quilt
{.C23/g.} guitar
{.C25/v.} vine vegetable
{.C28/s.} sock
{.C29/z.} zebra
{.C32/h.} hippo hat
{.C33/m.} mitten mouse
{.C34/n.} nest nose
{.C36/w.} water
{.C32+C36/wh.} wheels
{.C37/l.} leaf leaves lamb
{.C38/r.} Rachel robot rabbit
{.C39/y.} yo-yo

Video uses four words beginning with sound blends:

{.C18+C38/tr.} train
{.C23+C29/gr.} grasshopper
{.C24+C38/fr.} frog
{.C28+C18/st.} star; {.C28+C18+C38/str.} string

Ms Rachel neglects 21 sound-units:

{.V06/ai.} airplane
{.V07/eye.} eye
{.V09/u.} Uber
{.C39+V09/u.} ukulele
{.V10/ea.} eating
{.V11/aw.} awning
{.V12/oo.} hook
{.V13/ou.} outside
{.V14/oy.} oyster
{.V15/ear.} Earth
{.C39+V15/ure.} pure
{.C20/ch.} chair
{.C23+C29/x.} exam
{.C23+C32/x.} luxury
{.C26/th.} thumb
{.C27/th.} them
{.C30/sh.} shoe
{.C31/s.} measure
{.C35/ng.} ring
{.C36+V04/o_e.} one
{.V12+C37/-le.} Google etc.
]]><![CDATA[Bob the Train ~ The Phonics Song]]>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:26:54 GMThttp://www.comparecontrast.xyz/blog/december-16th-2024youtu.be/vnSAV2uWHPw?si=--UrmAoeHAX7A1n0
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Video teaches letter-sounds – ABC Logic.
Truth is {.Sound+Spellings.} – VC Logic.

Video has this reliable information:
{.V01/a.} apple arrow
{.V04/u.} umbrella
{.V05/e.} egg
{.V07/i_e.} ice cream; {.V07/i.} iron
{.V08/o.} orange oval
{.C39+V09/u.} unicycle
{.V15/ear.} earth (wrongly paired with Letter Ee)

Video's consonant sound-units are distorted with [V04]; ex. puh, buh, tuh, duh...

Video uses four words beginning with sound blends:
{.C22+C37/cl.} cloud
{.C23+C38/gr.} green grass
{.C24+C37/fl.} flower
{.C28+C18/st.} star; {.C28+C18+C38/str.} string

Video has 20 missing sound-units:
{.V02/i.} igloo
{.V03/o.} octopus
{.V06/ai.} airplane
{.V09/u.} Uber
{.V10/ea.} eating
{.V11/aw.} awning
{.V12/oo.} hook
{.V13/ou.} outside
{.V14/oy.} oyster
{.C39+V15/ure.} pure
{.C20/ch.} chair
{.C23+C29/x.} exam
{.C23+C31/x.} luxury
{.C26/th.} thumb
{.C27/th.} them
{.C30/sh.} shoe
{.C31/s.} measure
{.C35/ng.} ring
{.C36+V04/o_e.} one
{.V12+C37/-le.} Google
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