I'm Anna Geiger (M.Ed.) a former teacher and mom of six. Here at The Measured Mom, you'll get practical tips for applying the science of reading to the classroom or homeschool setting.
We'll look at what the research has to say about teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. I'll share what I've learned in my Orton-Gillingham training, personal study, and graduate coursework.
Learn how to be a powerful structured literacy teacher in PreK, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade!
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Hello Maam good day .So informative your video was. Can I have a soft copy on the your topic about phonemic awareness and the activities . How much is this cost? I am from Phillipines.
My daughter has a weakness in this area, resulting in a 5th percentile reading speed despite strong decoding and phonemic awareness. It’s so confusing and hard to know what would help her…and if we can help her.
@@annageiger-themeasuredmom haha, i've heard different ages have different sound frequencies that they can hear! maybe that's why. no worries though - great video!
We've revised the lessons/books a bit, but yes they are very much like this. You can get free samples here: www.themeasuredmom.com/free-sight-word-books-2/
You're amazing- the way you explained it is also amazing. It really help me and it enlightened me. I'm a private teacher in the Philippines and I used your free materials in my students and guess what they loved it. It makes me sad that I really want to purchase your resources but I can't afford it because my salary is not that big and it is below minimum wage. I hope i can purchase one of your curriculum. Thank you so much for the freebies ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
I am thoroughly AMAZED at how many years it took for people to come up with the term ORTHOGRAPHIC MAPPING and PHONEME GRAPHEME MAPPING!!! It is so, so very refreshing to experience the science of reading and have it explained! I used to CRINGE whenever I saw the word shape technique! I knew innately that we do not memorize words by their shape! We don’t have a logographic language!! We have a phonetic language, based on sound to letter association and letter patterns of the way words are spelled! Also, the “look at the picture” technique never rested well with me, because the student was not actually LOOKING at spelling patterns and mapping it in their brain with letter-sound-meaning associations. It was guessing by looking at a drawing! What would they do about chapter books later on? Anyway, since reading came naturally to me as a youngster and I knew I had automatically memorized many spelling patterns, onsets and rimes, etc., the “new” techniques, such as memorizing how words LOOKED just boggled my mind!! What about a word they’ve never seen before? How would they find out what it says on their own?? I just instinctively knew that children do not learn to read by these inferior techniques! Thank you for this very refreshing explanation of what REALLY happens when we learn to read!
Hi Deborah! I think "orthographic mapping" has been around for a while, but it's only recently been something the everyday teacher knows about. Good for you for seeing through all the whole language and balanced literacy misunderstandings!
This is why learning onset and rime patterns, the different types of syllables, and irregular words is so important together with phoneme-grapheme correspondence. Add the morphology to it!👍🏼
Thanks so much for this comprehensive explanation of orthographic mapping! NOW I understand!!! Thanks for all your resources as well!! I love them all!!
Were the words "rhino", "fish" and "snake" taught beforehand? I mean because of the silent h in rhino (long i as well), /sh/ in fish and long a in snake. Since is was being introduced I thought it this decodable book would be with no more than cvc words and no digraphs or long vowel sounds. I only want to learn and understand. Thanks in advance for your kind reply! 🙏
No they weren't. I considered them story words. But in my newer version of this book I included more decodable words. It's just too late to make another video because my son is a proficient reader now!
I'm actually writing one, but it's not coming out until August 2024. :) I don't know of an all in one book that explains everything easily except for the Teaching Reading Sourcebook, which is quite expensive but pretty incredible!
An excellent video explaining differences between phonics, phonemes and phonological awareness. A must view for educators and families to help their beginner readers. Thank you to Anna-The Measured Mom 😊
I would say that those are still frowned on by those who understand the science of reading. All those that I have seen are focused on teaching words as wholes (the look/say method) rather than teaching phonics patterns.
Anna, I am so excited about your RU-vid channel. I love how you present content to teachers clearly and in small bites - we don't have time for 30 minute videos! I always have such great takeaways from what you share.
THANK YOU for clearing up the phoneme/grapheme mapping or word mapping vs. orthographic mapping issue. I heard a guest on your podcast keep using it the wrong way and thought...oh, Anna's going to need to clear that up somehow. =) Here it is! Sharing this video with my building and district coach so that they might share it out to our staff! Thank you!
Lol, it's definitely an easy thing to mix up! I try to be as clear as possible, esp. for people who are new. There's so much to keep straight that we don't need to add extra confusions!
"Sight words are words that can't be sounded out" I can't tell you how many times I have heard that! The science of reading makes so much sense. Thank you for spreading the word. I am currently taking LETRS training and I already know much of the material thanks to your blogs and podcasts.
Hi Anna, I first found your website a year ago. Then I started to listen to your podcasts a few months ago. Today I found out your on RU-vid!!! This to me is so helpful because I am a visual leaner who is struggling how to go about helping our grandson learn to read. Our little guy is almost 7, and may be dyslexia, so he’s struggling as well. Just one bit of advice? 😊 Please slow down a little. I adjusted the speed of your video to a lower setting and it helped me to follow along better. What your doing is helping me understand what his teachers and tutor are talking about 🙃Your passion shines through in all your hard work. Thank you so much 💓
Thanks for your encouragement, Beverley! To be honest, this was me talking slow. I've been told I talk too fast my whole life. I will try to slow down though!
What a wonderful video, thank you Anna! Your explanation of the key concepts is clear and succinct. Looking forward to your future RU-vid contributions! 🙏😊
This video was awesome. It was straight to the point, easy to follow, and teacher-friendly. I love your resources. I have purchased your decodable books and can't wait to use them with my students! Thanks!
Excellent presentation Anna. I have been following your website for over 8 years now. Your resources are the best. The decodable books will be great for me to use as reading intervention teacher at my school. I like that they are free. Great for teachers on a budget. Oh by the way I am from Trinidad and Tobago
