Kris is concerned about the language development of two-year old Brad. He is not using any whole words, although he tries to use certain consonants. He hardly ever babbled when he was a baby. She thinks his hearing is fine. Might he be manifesting speech apraxia?
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA/q_a1.html#q6 First-grade teacher Briana is surprised to learn that she is required to teach reading using the basic-skills-and phonic approach. Her reading education course in college taught the whole-language approach. What can Brianna learn about phonetics from this web site?
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/phonics.html 3. Lazlo and Anna, who speak very little English, have just moved to California from Guatemala. They can't decide whether to enroll their children, ages 6 and 8, in a bilingual or all-English school. What should they know about the value of bilingual education for their children?
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