BK舊post (22)

kctammy:
Happy to hear your good news in using Letterland, my daughter Phoebe have great improvement too!
The teachers in the kindergarten tell me they don't know Phoebe knows how to read-aloud (she can read out words but most of the time she don't know the meaning).
But one day they saw her holding a card and whispering, then one of the teacher walk near her and listen what her's whispering about. They surprise to find that she is holding a card( i don't know what's it) to read.
I think she feels happy that she can read-aloud english that make her with a kind of confidence in learning english and reading english story books too.

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BK舊post (21)

Perth:

In my opinion, those phonically difficult words are explained in Programme 2 "oo" sound and "ea" sound "e" short sound and "e" long sound, I would have a jump to tell the story about these word in order to explain these words.
In the view of children they won't know which part should be learn first and which parts are in Programme 2, so they are just some funny stories, it won't make any different to them.
BTW, when I taught about [size=medium]"when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking" to my daughter, I use the Between the Lions songs to explain it, and it wonderful, please note the following link:


http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/two_vowels_rp.html

[size=medium]When Two Vowels Go Walking

When two vowels go walking
The first one does the talking
In "boat" you hear the "o" and not the "a"

In "meat" you hear the "e"
The "a" sits quietly
The second vowel you see but you don't say

But...
Shh!

Just the two of us together
In "train" and "pail" and "rain"
The "a" speaks up; the "i" does not
But...
Shh! Let me explain

When two vowels go walking
The first one does the talking
In "brain" you hear the "a" but not the "i"

In "soap" the "o" is clear
The "a" you never hear
In "say" you say the "a" and not the "y"

But...
Shh! Isn't it neat?
But...
Shh! It can't be beat!
But...
Shh! It's such a dream!

Don't mean to boast
But here's a toast
We're quite a team!

When two vowels go walking
The first one does the talking
I'm sorry, number two, it's such a shame

Although it gives you pain
The rule is very plain
When two vowels walk
The first one says its name!

But...
Shh!

Yes, when two vowels walk
The first one says its name!

Perth 寫道:
Dear Maria,
Nice to see you again. I have printed out your picture code cards you posted here for use. thanks.

I have one question. if our kids is in traditional school their dictation does not follow the level of phonic they have taught. They would have to dictate phonically difficult words like 'foot', 'teach'.

What you suggest if he come across phonically difficult word that he has to dictate? How i can taught him to dictate such words?

BK舊post (20)

Jokey2828:

You're right, for the word "orange" it shouldn't be Golden Girl with Eddy Elephant.
But Golden Girl's friend [size=medium]Gentle Ginger
[size=medium]Gentle Ginger is just as athletic as Jumping Jim, whose sound is identical to hers. But she is far less shy. She loves people watching her as she practises her gymnastic tricks in words which is why she truns up in more words than Jumping Jim. (Programme 2 Teacher's Guide P.204)
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[size=medium]Golden Girl thinks everyone should notice Gentle Ginger's gymnastic tricks in words, so she asks Mr E if he could use some of his new Blue Magic e's to light her up with sparking blue light as she does her somersaults. "Eeeasily!" cries Mr E. Gentle Ginger is so pleased to be in the limelight that she does her best somersaults every time she is next to a Blue Magic e. She also starts to say her name like this, 'ge...' for 'Gentle Ginger'.(Programme 2 Teacher's Guide P.204)

如果用magetic來併，vowels 是有些 plain letter的，magetic背後的instructions都有講o的plain letter係o甘用的，不過"g"就係得一個樣，無Gintle Ginger，亦無Golden Granny，所以是有需要做DIY的magetic letters來自己併的。
其實letterland主張小朋友自己在plain letter上面加上一些很簡單的公仔，來remind有關的讀音，並不是全部都要畫出來，又不需要畫得很仔細和美觀的。有關Picture coding的方法在Programme1的P.20及 Programme2的P.30(Wipe-clean picture-coded words)都有詳細的介紹，你可以參考看看。

BK舊post (19)

2002：

其實想有letterland的font是不可行的，因為letterland裏的letter每一個都有好幾個樣，例如letter "t"是Ticking Tess" 但又會有個叫 "Ticking Tom"係個男人來的；"g"除Golden Girl之外，重有佢個婆婆叫"Golden Granny"；Fireman Fred有個friend叫Fireman Frank.....
因為Programme1及2 會學到double consonants 但係connie話為了令小朋友容易明白，會加多一個人物。
加上letterlanders遇到唔同的letterlanders會有唔同的樣，Hairy Hat man有時頂帽會飛走，有時會掉轉頭，有時拿住影相機，有時比巫婆打，有時會笑......等等
所以如果只是將每一個letter用原本的letterlannder併埋一齊，是不能remind到小朋友有關letterland故事中的讀音的。
所以我才想出用magnetic併，但都發現有太多個唔同的樣，就算做得o西o甘多，想併時都找唔到出來，所以我想最好都是畫出來，而letterland原本都是鼓勵小朋友畫的。

BK舊post (18)

st,
我都唔知道4月6日有免費講座呀！真係走寶，不過見到你去完之後都喜歡letterland，我好開心，因為這裏會多些人分享了！
你買了的兩件東西是很實用的，真是個好開始，又唔係好貴，可以試試你孩子的反應，如果大家(你和小朋友)都喜歡，先慢慢再想買其他都未遲。
不過我想分享我近日的見解，因為我已經看完o西Early Years的Handbook，開始好認真o甘看緊Programme 1 的Teacher's Guide。我現在覺得Early Years的Handbook真的可以不買了，可以省下$330啊！因為Programme 1的Teacher's Guide是會每一個letterlanders再介紹一次的，雖然沒有Early Years般詳細，但內容都夠用了，其實有很多其他的介紹都可以自己發揮的，例如：Jumpping Jim喜歡食jelly及jam，Hairy Hat Man喜歡食Hamburger之類....。不過如果小朋友只有1歲多又另作別論，因為小朋友如果太細，有排也去不到Programme 1，Early Years的內容及活動都可以慢慢用來拖長成個stage了。
st，之前的post中我有post過關於Early Years的Handbook的內容的，你可看看才決定買不買呀！不過如果你到太古的showroom都可以慢慢看的。

Jokey2828：
你知道嗎？我真是很想聽聽其他媽媽的分享，所以一直等等等....，多些交流才可以發揮作用o麻！不過我真不忍見到letterland這題目被寫到不能回應的「昔日討論」中，所以才發表了。
你說的故事，全都都是寫在Teachers Guide中的，Letterland將每一個Phoneme都寫成一個小故事，有些會有點牽強的(我老實說)，但也有一些真是十分好的。
例如解譯到"igh"是讀"i"sound的時候：
因為Golden Girl是很喜歡giggling(Alphabet Songs都有寫，可以順道唱一下首歌)，但Hairy Hat Man就很喜歡靜(你看看他愛靜愛到沒有穿鞋就知道了，他只會whispers，從不大聲的....再加多些自由發揮的描述)；慘了！這次Golden Girl 遇上愛靜的Hairy Hat Man，點算呢？Golden Girl guggling時o米會嘈到Hairy Hat Man！？
不過唔怕，你唔記得Golden Girl是個Good Girl嗎？你估一個Good Girl遇到一個愛靜的大人是的會點做呢？(你又會點做呢？又傾下計，講下邊個邊個親戚愛靜之類)無錯啦，佢會即刻好乖o甘唔出聲架！所以"gh"走在一 起時，是無聲架！例如：although, bought, caught, though, fought.......
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Programme 2 Teacher's Guide 是這樣寫的：Golden Girl knows that Hairy Hat Man hates noise, so whenever he stands next to her in a word she keeps completely quiet. So does he. They just enjoy being silent together
而Programme2 picture code card公仔背面的灰色hints就係o甘寫： .Golden Girl and the Hairy Hat Man are almost alwys silent when they are together
所以你估Hairy Hat Man鍾唔鍾意Golden Girl？梗係鍾意啦！(乖的小朋友個個都鍾意o架，又教化下德育之類...)於是佢o地走埋一齊時會好開心，有時重忍唔住笑(laugh)o忝！不過佢 o地唔會『哈！哈！哈！』o甘笑架，因為會好嘈架o麻，佢o地只會細細聲"ffff, fff, fff,"好似個"laugh" 字o甘笑架！
例如：cough, laugh, rough, enough, laughter, tough......
Programme 2 Teacher's Guide 是這樣寫的：In one word laugh, it seems that both Golden Girl and the Hat Man cannot resist laughing softly like this, 'fff, fff, fff'. Then gh sounds just like f or ph. This also happens in the words cough, rough, tough and enough.
就係因為Golden Girl o甘乖，Hairy Hat Man好錫佢o架，佢成日會叫Ice Cream Man 企在Golden Girl的 right hand side來請Ice Cream佢食o忝！所以在gh前的i是Ice Cream 來架，"igh"於是讀"i"o刺！
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例如：bright, fight, high, righ, night, might......
我記得我看過一套BCC叫「人腦漫遊」的紀錄片，內裏講到一個外國記啤牌的比賽，訪問個冠軍點解可以在幾分 鐘內，看一次成副掉亂次序的牌後，就可以完全記得o西成副牌中每一隻的出現次序。佢話佢是用故事記憶，把每一隻排在心目一早當成一個朋友或名人，又或是一 些他喜歡的物件，當看牌時，就將那些虛擬人物或件的出現次序構思成一個故事，只要記得故事的發展，就好容易講得出每一隻牌了！有些phonics的教材是用動作，有些用歌仔，也有配合一些短短的故事，但好象letterland般把故事一直發展下去，來教o西差不多全部的Phoneme的，我就未見過了。

2002，
Early Years的Handbook內容，在這個討題的之前的post中都有分析過，也有一些內容打了出來，你可以找出來慢慢看看適合適合。內容是有齊 Alphabet Songs 及 Handwriting Songs的歌詞的，不過我現在覺得未必一定要買都OK，除非小朋友只有一歲多，想同佢玩多o的遊戲。
Action songs是一些短短的歌，提供埋動作，主要是配合小朋友喜歡一邊唱一邊做的愛好。
其中一頁的歌詞如下：
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至於第3題問題，因為我是喜歡letterland是差點有些失控的，所以magazine我都有Exercies都有....
Picture Code Card 三百幾蚊o個隻點用都曾經在這新題上新論過了，我個人就覺得有需要的，在成個programme都講也很得。不過現在看到行行媽話自己劃，又真是一個十分好的方法，也十分可行呢！所以有多些媽媽一起分享真是好！

Kammy：
如果買CD-Rom是有o西所有Alphabet Songs及 Handwriting Songs的，所以我個人認為CD-Rom較低買，畢竟$120一隻CD，在現今的市場是有點過高了。

行行媽：
好多謝你的分享，你「劃code card」的方法真是值得推介的，多謝！
我是有買Early Years Handbook的，正如我之前題過，有關這書及Programme1 Teacher's Guide的比較，現在我想Early Years是可以不買的，不知有沒有其他媽媽有另些見解，可以大家分享分享。
不過Picture Code Card是沒有Captial Letters的，只是在 First Reading Flash Cards先有，但old edition就印得好差，new edition又人物唔同，所以我都無o羊點用到，其實只要拿ABC Book來講已經可以的了。

BK舊post (17)

很早之前已經見到Jokey問有關小朋友學了letterland後的進展，但我也等了很久都無其他媽媽回應。其實如果參考番「教育小組」之前有關於講及 letterland的分享，collin及Adayeung都有share過這方面的心得，我也有PM過他們兩個，邀請他們再入來和我們一起分享。不過 可惜他們也很忙，未能回應。或者我講講我同我個女的小小進展吧！
我1月17日先正式買letterland的materials回家，也是第一次接觸的。現在我個女玩letterland的CD-Rom可以完全玩到 level 1的所有game，而且百發百中；所有letter sound及alphabet songs都記及隨時唱得出，Handwriting songs就未必首首可以。我未開始同佢start programme 1，但有同佢看 At Home Readers 同 letterland readers的故事書。
我覺得佢最大的改變是，以前唔比我讀英文的故事，一定要我讀中文，或轉番中文來讀比佢聽，但現在好接受我用英文讀。Oxford Reading Tree的書 First Words及First Sentences的12本，可以自己全部讀出來，但其實我每本只是讀過給她聽唔超過三次，第一次發現佢自己讀出來時，我都很驚訝，但工人話佢很喜歡自己 拿住讀讀下o甘。
近這兩天發現 letterland的 at home readers Stae 2 的其中兩本(因我只讀過這兩本)，佢都讀到好多，內容係：
Clever Cat, Clever Cat, How do you do? What can you see in the Letterland Zoo?
及
"Come out, Bouncy Ben," says Clever Cat. "I can see you under the bush."
"I can see you Golden Girl," says Clever Cat. "You re behind the gate"
"Come down, Annie Apple," says Clever Cat. "I can see you up in the apple tree."
"Out you come, Hairy Hat Man," says Clever Cat. "I can see you in the hut".......
同埋我發現佢讀時"t"及"s"的尾音是很清楚的，她才剛剛三歲，有這樣的成績我已很滿意，加上不是迫出來的效果，所以我很開心，我呀媽聽到佢讀書後重怪 責我教得佢太深，但係我覺得這全是學習phonics後的自然發展，我只是讚佢讀得好和叻，完全無迫過佢讀，又唔會每日一定抽時間讀書之類，所有都係隨心 而做的，自自然然，我覺得好舒服。

BK舊post (16)

行行媽媽 & Charis:

你o地的Information真係好正！唔該o西！

Jokey2828：
我想問你買了level 1及 level 2的Teacher's Guide看未呢？這兩本書真是最主要的部份，如果只買其他materials但沒有了課程的主導是無法運用得好的。再者，我很相信小孩子是很受父母的影 響的，尤其只靠 Home schooling來學而沒有在 playgroup或 kindergarten學 letterland的小朋友，父母和家人都要首先自己都很喜歡，又常常樂意同小朋友以letterland的人物或內容滲入日常生活，及閱讀，效果相信 會好好多的，希望你也試試吧！我絕對支持你的！
有好消息也記住post上來分享分享呀！

Becky：
Early Years stage其實兩歲已經可以開始學，但如果小朋友已有四歲左右，可以一開始就用 Programme 1。
有關於教letterland 的playgroup list ，你可以打電話比letterland showroom，即係ETC Educational Technology Connection (HK) Ltd 26532789
叫佢 fax一張list給你。

kctammy：
22 months是太細了，我建議不要進展到programme 1，因為programme 1是需要小朋友開始有一些基本的字彙的，而且programme 1是有handwriting的教學，我想不用這麼早學handwriting的。
如果你現在的情況，可以多用一些活動來令小朋友記得o西所有letterlanders及letter sound，鞏固letter sound同letterlanders的characteristic。
例如唱熟 Alphabet Songs, Action Songs都可以考慮，因為細的小朋友喜歡一邊唱一邊有動作做。Letterland library可以考慮"Who's That? Lift the Flap Book" $78(Tai Koo) 及 "ull-the-Tab ABC"(yesasia $125.97)兩本都是活動的書，細的小朋友會很喜歡。
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另外At Home Readers Stage 2&3我都看過o西了，都唔錯架，因為可以強化letterlanders的性格及特徵，令letters更生動。
例如letterland裏面最衰的是Wicked Water Witch；最曳的是Naught Nick；最乖Good的是Golden Girl；最幫得忙的是Fireman Fred；最愛靜的是Hairy Hat Man；最聰明的是Clever Cat；最可憐的是Poor Peter；最壞的是Robber Red；最惡的是Quarrelsome Queen；但偏偏佢個老公就係最kind的Kicking King.....letter有了性格，小朋友就會好喜歡，reading好似同letterlanders做朋友。
講開又講，我唔喜歡new edition都係因為佢新的letterlanders 既characteristic唔明顯，Poor Peter唔可憐，Naughty Nick唔曳，無巫婆、無小偷...成個letterland平淡了好多了。
好似我個女，現在對於letterlanders的性格好入心，成日問點解Naughty Nick o甘曳架？如果我話有o的o唔好做，曳的小朋友先會做，佢就會話：係o米即係Naughty Nick？又好似我教佢唔好唔問過我就搞我o的o野，如果唔係即係Robber Red，Uniform Man會捉佢，佢一搞我o的o野我就問佢係唔係想做 Robber Red，佢就好緊張，即刻唔敢搞，再話佢，如果你o甘樣搞媽媽o的o野就即係Robber Red，佢重會喊架，因為小朋友三歲對自我形象係好注重的，所以佢每次唱letterland的主題曲，一邊唱一邊做動作時，唱到 "....the Red Robber Red..."時都即時好緊張o甘停o西任何動作，死都唔肯扮Robber Red。
最後唔好忘記，兩歲的小朋友是很喜歡聽重覆又重覆的故事的，同一個故事，如果他喜歡，你每日都講三、四次他都唔會覺得悶，反而係有安存感。

BK舊post (15)

Dear All,

我的經驗係，這一個多月來，我常常都看住UK個ebay有關[size=medium]letterland的貨，可以講係源源不絕，唔驚無得買，所以唔o西心急，今次買唔到，等一個星期度又會見到有第二個人拿出來賣，可能重賣得平o忝！

Charis：
很多謝你的關心，我細女已經3個多星期大了，佢都OK啦，幾好湊，所以都可以有時間上下來，不過過多一個星期後我請的陪月就完了，到時可能會忙o的。

Jokey2828：
Overseas postage fee是多數要email問seller先可以知道的。除非個seller有好清楚o甘講o西所有地區的郵費。
你可以選擇在bid前問問seller肯唔肯post來HK，順便問埋surface mail的郵費(其實大概同surface mail to US一樣)，又或者個seller係有寫post to worldwild的，你就可以bid完先問佢要加幾多錢郵費。
bid完成功後，你個【My eBay】會見到你成功bid到的貨，重有個【pay now】的制，你可以click入去加埋seller話比你聽的郵費 recalcuate個總數之後submit過數比佢，又或者個seller會自己【sent invoice】比你，你照比就得。
不過我有經驗係，如果你發現佢send 給你的invoice有唔對(可能係郵費太貴，佢寫錯左用airmail，又或者佢無端端加o左成2磅packing fee)o甘你就千祈唔好比錢住，一於email問到佢清清楚楚先交投。

BK舊post (14)

其實我都好想肯定是少了的blends及phonemes是甚麼，不過個list只是印了在new edition的 Teacher's Guide入面，我在太古有看過，但不記得那麼多了，只是約有20個舊有的故事是沒有講的，包括：ge, gy, gi, ing, ang, ong, ong.....Connie話佢是每度抽一些出來唔教的，唔教的部份就是英國教育部不指定要學的部份，佢話英國小朋友是native佢日常 reading中可能已經學到，不過未必適合香港的小朋友。
我想新舊版同時買是沒有必要的，因為實在太貴，但係你可以考慮下，其實用letterland的目的都是想小朋友學到併音，自己可以做到sight reading及words building，又可以解決一些學習英文的困難和問題，o甘用新定舊版可以做到這些效果呢？你自己的喜好呢？如果你自己是較喜歡其中一個版的人物設計， o甘你最好就你喜歡的去選，這樣你教時自己也會開心好多啊！

charis 寫道:
想請問Marie：你說新版不會cover所有的blends，其實少了多少呢﹖會不會也足夠小朋友用呢﹖我個人很想用新版去教prog. 1 & 2，所以想知多一點啊﹗(又捨不得同時買新版和舊版的teachers' guides，太貴了﹗)
Thanks again!

BK舊post (13)

mmouse：
好多謝你的分享，能夠將你上course的經驗分享給我們，真是十分難得！
我十分同意你話Picture code card是十分重要的，基本上Tearher's Guide及Picutre code card都是不可以缺少的，其他的買不買還可以因應自己情況考慮，所以我Programme 1 & 2的這兩樣東西都買了。
初初我都覺得好貴，但係Programme 1 有70張 code card ，Programme 2有85張，重係硬卡，雙面印，除開都係約4蚊，都OK啦。就算有scan file，又要自己買硬卡，又就位，又要印，又要墨都唔係平得好多，但係就一定好煩了。
而且佢背面雖然係plain letter但係有一些灰色的細字講番每一個card的故事的hint，比媽媽拿住張卡講比小朋友聽(自己可在背面看hints)。

mmouse 寫道:
Dear marieyuen,

I think it is very important to have the flash cards for some of the above phonics pattern, e.g. ch, sh, th...etc as the kid can associate the stories easily from the graphics on the flash cards. Do you have those flash cards? I check the price from ETC - $3xx for Programme 1 and another $3xx for Programme 2 flash cards, which I think too expensive. Any comment about where I can scan those graphics?

BK舊post (12)

Yumom：
其實letterland的設計是可以skip Early Years的stage的。
如果你女女大過4歲以上，可以一開始就用Programme 1。
我想如果你Start with Programme 1，最基本要買的是：
1. Letterland ABC Book (太古$90)
【比所有第一次認識Letterland的小朋友認識31個主要的characters】
2. Letterlnd Software (太古$330) 或 Alphabet Songs CD & Handwriting Songs CD (太古$120 & $120)
【因為如果買了Software其實可以唔o西買兩隻CD都得，入面係有o西所有歌，而Programme 1 Teacher's Guide入面係有o西Alphabet Songs及Handwriting Songs 的歌詞】
3. Programme 1 Teacher's Guide (太古$390)
【主要的教程】
4. Programme 1 Picture Code Cards (太古$330)
【拿住卡來講故事，雖然好似好貴，但係都好有用】
5. BBC - Words and Pictures Software 【.Phonic Clip Art】CD-Rom (太古$280)
【有齊o西所有blends，digraphs及Advanced phonemes的發音, o甘唔o西驚自己唔識讀發音，入面已包括埋Programme2要學的內容，重可以印worksheet出來，這CD-Rom是我到太古問Connie如 果驚唔識讀某o的發音時點算，佢介紹我買的。】
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Phonic Clip Art is a high quality resource program designed to help teachers create stimulating phonics worksheets, flashcards, games and multimedia presentations for the classroom.
The program provides example words and associated images for each of the short vowel sounds; long vowel sounds; vowel digraphs and trigraphs; consonant phonemes; and consonant clusters.

Extensive help, example worksheets and multimedia presentations are also provided, along with guidelines on how to create your own resources.

Key Content:

900 associated pictures available in both colour and black and white
Sound files available for all words and phonemes
Intuitive program structure and quick search facility
Over 2000 words/parts of words
Extensive help and educational ideas

Age Range: 4 - 7 yrs
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Yumom 寫道:
Hi, Marie,

You are really an expert in "Letterland". I'm also very interested to buy the books for my kid. But she is quite "old" already and know all A-Z. I teach her phonics myself in the past (of course, not so structure!) Can I skip the early year stage and start from programme 1 directly? Or is there any "minimum requirement", books that we should read so that the kids can catch up with the stories, characters etc. Pls advise. Many thanks in advance.

Yumom

BK舊post (11)

Kamen：

Overseas buyers一般都係要用PayPal比錢，你可以先申請一個PayPal的戶口，將信用卡的資料在PayPal登記，我到現在都比過好多次錢，無問題，好安全。
英磅信用卡對£1=HK$14.49(我上個月收月結單時的對換價)
因為書一般都較重，我多數選平郵(surface mail postage fee)但大約要4至8個星期先可以寄到來，有些賣家會收3-5%的Paypal charges，不過都係好少錢，無所謂啦。
記得看看賣家肯不肯post to worldwild，如果只係寫UK Only你可以bid之前先按ask seller a question問佢可不可以寄來香港，好多都肯的。
不過如果賣家不接受PayPal的話，就好難可以買了。

[size=medium]我之前買的item及價錢：
[size=medium]1. Letterland Reading at Home Stage 2 & 3 10story books( as new )
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£12+£4.9(postage fee & paypal charges) = £16.9
共需HK$245

[size=medium]2. Letterland Annual (Hardback activitiy book)
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£0.99+£2.01(postage fee & paypal charges) = £3
HK$43.5

[size=medium]3. Letterland Paperback Storybooks 15本
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£13.05+£4.6(postage fee & paypal charges) =£17.65
HK$255.84

[size=medium]4. Letterland 4 activities book
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£6.54+£3(postage fee & paypal charges) =£9.54
HK$138

BK舊post (10)

mmouse:

其實我都好有興趣讀parents course，可不可以講多一些上課的程況和內容呢？
另外，我今日又去了一次太古 showroom，我問Connie有關New Edition的問題，佢話New Edition是不會cover所有blends的，只會cover到英國教育部要求cover的內容，所以她說，覺得Old Edition是比較適合香港多一些。
我亦在那裏看過New Edition的 Teacher's Guide，新版是Programme1加埋Programme 2一本過，$450，內頁係全彩，Connie一邊同我看，一邊分析給我聽，印刷上是好了，也有一些新的內容，但也又欠缺了一些舊的內容(如： wordlist)。
另Early Years的新版 Handbook也已經有得賣了。
其實有關於letterland的故事書，如：At Home Readers(共3個stages共15本書)及The Storybooks(共20本書)都常常可以在[size=medium]英國ebay網站[search for ：letterland]上競投得到，而且價錢一般都是十分平，連郵費都起碼平香港買一半有多，所以有興趣的媽媽都可以去看看。我自己都是在那裏差不多都買齊了letterland的故事書。

BK舊post (9)

終於收到letterland有關於new characters的回應，回應如下：

Dear Marie

Thank you for your email regarding the new Letterlanders. Many considerations were taken into account in making changes to some of our characters. They include some political correctness points. Our concern to be as supportive as possible to teachers in all parts of the world was highest on our list. We also saw a need to move with the times. For example, since the advent of digital clocks and watches that don’t ‘tick’ some children no longer have the word ‘ticking’ in their vocabulary. Hence the shift to Talking Tess.

The attached transition stories for character changes may be useful. These will be added to our website, www.letterland.com shortly. Meanwhile Lyn Wendon, the originator of Letterland, would be glad to hear from you further, given your daughter's strong familiarity with the original characters. What are her reactions to the changes? Her opinion counts! She may even have some better ideas for some of the changes. Children are often leaders in the realm of imagination! Also how much do you feel she has benefited from Letterland?

If you would like, too, to give us your postal address, we can keep you up to date as more new publications become available based on the new art style.

Best wishes

Amanda Brown
Letterland International Ltd

BK舊post (8)

Jokey2828：
唔好意思，我知道你可能想聽其他用家的意見多些，但我都忍不住想講下我的意見，希望你不要見怪，亦希望其他用家可以多些發表，互相多討論，大家才有更多啟發！

其實我早在一年多以前，已經接觸過Letterland入面的Magazine，但當時我對letterland的感覺好麻麻，因為佢個樣真係怪怪地，好 似夾硬將o的人整到好似英文字母，我自己第一時都幾抗拒。後來斷斷續續都有看下BK中有關letterland的post，但自己始終都唔係o甘接受，驚 住要個女學o的怪型怪相的人物。
由於我想去太古showroom都看下ORT的CD-Rom所以有機會在那碨接觸到letterland，我同老公兩個叫Connie(.o個度的 sales)可不可以講解一下甚麼是letterland，她講了不夠20分鐘，我同我老公都愛上了這套教學模式，盡管當時我己已經用了差不多六百元於三 日前買了longman的Phonics for Kids我o地都決定唔用，要轉用這套教學模式。
我好想話(唔知其他用家同不同意我的講法，唔好意思大膽講句)[size=medium]Letterland並只不是一套教材，佢同其他DWE、Phonics for Kids...等最大的分別是佢注重的是教學的過程同教者的演譯，是一個教學模式。
佢有好多好多產品，多到你覺得好亂，買o西會好貴，但係其實佢並唔係要你o甘做，我覺得香港人(我都是)太習慣買一些一套一套的教材之後回家係o甘播(好似我之前都有買DWE及Mother Goose)但係用Letterland，如果是這樣用的話是沒有甚麼效果的！
我覺得成個課程最主要的是三個stage的Teacher's Guide(Early Years的叫 Handbook，因為其實未必一定要由Yearly Years開始的，大些的小朋友可以由Programme1開始)要明白佢成個教授Phonics的理念，及方式，才可以知道佢其他的各樣東西怎樣運用 (Teacher's Guide每一課都有講要用甚麼其他附助產品及可以加些甚麼不一定需要的其他產品)。
好像講佢的story book，Phonic Readers其實係用都比Programme 1的小朋友，有了基本對short sound的掌握，及一定Programme 1的consonant blends、double consonants...之後比小朋友 [size=medium]自己併音讀出來的，因為內容雖然不是很吸引，但佢係包括了很多easily-decodabe words令小朋友學了一段時間的letterland 後有閱讀的成功感。如果當一般故事書的去看，就不能發揮佢本身設計的作用了！

要看有趣的letterland故事書，佢的建議是用At Home Readers，比家長讀給小朋友聽，增加人物的故事性及趣味性，再深o的就用The Leterland Storybooks，每個故事都好長。
Letterland中，有一段說話我覺得好好：
[size=medium]Where is Letterland?
[size=medium]Letterland is everywhere where there are letters and words. Leterland can be in the supermarket, on the bus, at the zoo, in a classroom and of course.... in books! Children are not confused by the logic, as the idea of Letteralnd sprung out of children's imaginations. Instead the concept that the LEtterlanders are present in all wrods is some how reassuring to children as the characters provide the tools they need to help them spell words.
最重要的，是家長本身對letterland的課程認識，去到邊度，都可以用invisible的letterland characters來同小朋友解釋到小朋友不明白的併音問題，並不是一定要用letterland的故事書的。
我昨日去太古showroom的時候，Connie話：『如果家筆想自己用letterland 教，就一定要自己好鍾意letterland先得，如果唔係就好難！』我真是十分讚成！
由於我現在成日在家讀Teacher's Gruide，我個女見到，自然會更加喜歡letterland的人物及歌，因為佢知道媽媽都好鍾意，我又會同佢一齊唱，玩砌圖，多是佢要求我做時我先 用，令佢覺得聽letterland的故事是好好，是乖先有的。唔需要做到大家好似成日要上堂，好緊張。
letterland入面會有些伏線，例如"G"的alphabet song第二段唱Her girlfriend makes another sound, another sound....o甘小朋友問，o羊another sound呀？其實係到Programme2個角色先出現，叫Gentle Ginger，係個gymnastic，發g的soft sound，例如：gentle, ginger, agent, genius....好似c的soft sound 的，當g見到e，i，y就會出現.....
o甘由於我看了書，佢問我，我會話，我講小小比你聽，佢(Golden Girl)個女朋友仔係個體操好叻的女仔來o架，，化似你識打慣「關斗」但係重叻過你好多，比小小個樣你睇下啦，不過我現在唔講住，遲o的你再乖o的我先講.....
又例如我個女問我鍾意邊個人物(佢現在只學到h)，我就話係Eddy Elephannt，因為佢有Mr. E - Easy Magic Man帶住佢一齊，成日有魔術睇，佢遲o的重會變好多魔術，好得意o架！（因為我知道programme1 會學到magic e會變slient magic e或將short vowel變long vowel，會幾多變化，所以想佢早o的有心理準備，到學的時後唔會覺得辛苦，而係覺得變魔術)於是佢聽到我鍾意有long vowel man的人物之後，就話自己鍾意Annie Apple，叫我叫佢個名做Annie Apple，爸爸就係take care佢的Apron Man。我聽到就好開心，因為vowel的變化之後會好多，如果佢覺得自己鍾意o個個人物，就會易o的掌握了。

所以我想就算要學o西由Early Years到programme2，一定要買的o野我覺得不會好多，計過都係約二千幾元就得了，之後其他的o野買唔買，其實係自己決定，letterland is everywhere，家長掌握了，小朋友有興趣，你讀甚麼故事書，看到甚麼都會變成letterland。 ABC book最後一版有寫：
[size=medium]Don't forget that Letterland is a secret place. That means all the people and animals are usually invisible. So when they are in words, you will only see their letter shapes. [size=medium]But you'll know who they really are, won't you!
小小的經驗，希望不會令大家覺得太主觀，唔好介意大家講多o的交流下。

我還準備了一些關於letterland內的一些有趣故事，希望再有時間與大家分享！(如果BB重未出世的話)

希望再有其他用家講講自己的意見！

BK舊post (6)

kctammy:

好開心有其他媽媽分享！
但係唔知大家知唔知，現在上網訂，無論是yesasia.com或paddyfield.com訂letterland的貨，[size=medium]好多都是2003版的！
[size=medium]2003版的問題是有很多個characters係唔同了名又有些連樣都改埋！
1. Firemand Fred ->變左 Firefighter Fred
2. Golden Girl ->唔同左樣，好似無以前o甘斯文
3. Hairy Hat Man ->變左HarryHat Man無左鬚又無毛
4. Lucy Lamp Lady ->變左Lucy Lamp Light成個越南人士
5. Naughty Nick ->變左Noisy Nick
6. Poor Peter ->變左Peter Puppy無左眼淚
7. Robber Red ->變左Red Robot直程係第二個人物
8. Ticking Tess ->變左Talking Tess唔打電報轉o左用手提
9. Vase of Violets ->變左Vicky Violet多左個女仔
10. Wicked Water Witch->變左WalterWalrus，無左巫婆
11. Max and Maxine ->變左Fix-it Max，Maxine都唔見左
12. Zig Zag Zebra ->隻腳同個頭都粗左好多好難認到係Z

其實letter 的characters係好重要，角色一轉小朋友一定會混淆，同一個字母，同一個sound有兩個人，即係點呢？最慘就係佢現在只係轉了角色，但其他配套 又未能配合！好似所有故事書、dictionary、workbook等都係用番舊人物，要等佢全部轉o西新人物，又唔知要等到幾時！
而且我好唔明，一o的好重要的角色，佢轉左之後，phonics之後的劇情佢會點安排呢？例如：[size=medium]Hairy Hat Man無左Hairy，佢同Clever Cat走埋一齊時，點樣令Clever Cat sneeze之後發出'ch....'的sound呢？
[size=medium]無左Wicked Water Witch，'wh'走埋一齊時，女巫又點用佢把掃把打HairyHat Man令'wh'的h無聲只發'w'sound呢？
[size=medium]Robber Red係大賊，去到programme 2佢會偷走o的vowels，於是有The Vowel Stealers的poster同故事，但係成個Robber唔見左，得番個Robot，點得？
重有好多好多的故事，角色的不同，唔知佢會點發展.....就這件事，其實我已經上星期寫了封email去letter的support department問，佢幾日後只係回覆我會將我的問題轉去Australia的教育部回答....
我去太古問個sales，佢就重簡單，只係話建議未出齊之前都係用番舊o個套characters。不過我o念落都o岩，所以我雖然上網買了2003的 first reading flash cards及一些activities book，但係我最後都係去太古買番一盒舊的first reading flash cards了！
[size=medium]所以大家記住買時一定要留意係唔係2003版！

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kctammy 寫道:
marieyuen,

多謝你的分享！Please check PM!

之前yesasia減價,我訂了幾樣letterland的東西:
Alphabet Rhymes
Activity Book and Flashcards
ABC Book and Cassettle

上星期六去了太古問個sales我還需要那些materials才可以start,她叫我買了Early Years Casette, Alphabet Songs CD and Once Upon a Time in Letterland DVD.

今日收了信才知原來"ABC Book and Cassettle"的cassettle的內容是Alphabet Songs CD 的一樣,個sales仲話cassettle的內容是書中的文字,現在唯有當多個backup啦！

我覺得上網買平好多,大家不妨比較下才去太古買。

舊版
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新版

BK舊post (7)

[size=large]DIY Letterland Magnetic files:
我共做了4張A4，第一張(約2.5Mb)是用現成買的magnetic scan的(原價$60)質素係好好，一定好過自己印，所以好建詳買。
第二張(約900K)是Early Years度Scan出來的Captial Letters，因為Reading Flash Cards的公仔好舊，唔靚，所以用Early Years Handbook的公仔做。
第三及四(各約1Mb)張是用Programme 1的code Card做的，包括o西Programme 1所有要學的letters 配答。
[size=medium]我是依照原身的magnetic size度住用ratio除番scan size來做其他3張，所以大小是很準的，一定可以全部併得埋！

[size=medium]重有，我今日找到文具店有售A4 size 的磁貼是$16.5一張貼紙我是買Supa-jet的『防水光面相紙貼紙』$60有15張。如果彩色油墨大概是$2，計埋一張都係約$22.5

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只係普通的small letters先係彩色，我想過都唔錯，可以比小朋友知道黑色的letters係有些特別的意思的。

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Crabma：
你講的starter set我不太清楚是包括哪幾樣東西，不過我在網上見到好似成千幾蚊o咼。我最初的時候到太古showroom個sales只係叫我買了四樣：
1. ABC book[太古$90]
2. Early Years Handbook cassette[太古$45]
3. Alphabet songs [太古CD$120]
4. Once upon a time [太古DVD$180]〕
共$430，沒有任何折扣，我當時想買埋本Early Years的Handbook[太古$330]佢都叫我唔好買，話：『唔o西o架，你聽cassette就得架啦，入面o羊都有o西o架...』
不過後來我開始用了之後，我發現如果買Software[太古$330]的話，入面係會有齊o西所有Alphabet Songs同Handwriting Songs及可以click出Alphabet sound聽，所以如果買Software的話其實Alphabet Songs CD及Handwriting Songs CD都可以慳番唔買，不過如果你想小朋友當歌o甘成日在CD機播就例外，因為software入面的歌是不可以抽出來當CD播的，一定要開電腦你 click出來先可以有得聽。所以，好似我個女，佢自己識得播CD聽，想得閒比佢自己聽熟下o的歌，所以我最後都有買CD。
至於本 Early Years Handbook 我自己就覺得幾好，但要視乎各個人的情況適唔適合買。因為佢其實係比老師看的教學指引，每一個letter都好詳細o甘講出點講解，點用教材，及有o羊活 動可以follow up，雖然在家中教自己的小朋友咢洗全部做齊，但係對於像我這些不是太有信心可以教得好的，就好似有本天書跟住，唔洗好似自己都唔知o岩唔o岩o甘亂講， 又驚講錯，又驚講少o左...
Early Years Handbook 的cassette的tapescript都有印o西在handbook內，所以如果比多一次我選，我唔會買cassette，因為cassette好麻 煩，我家中好難可以找到機聽，又唔可以分track聽，如果無tapescript對住，會好悶，又有些唔係太知佢講o羊時，我試過兩、三次都聽到想訓 著....
個sales話cassette好好，係可以聽埋發音同accent，但係如果有本發聲字典一查，讀音都唔係難找o者，用餅cassette來找o米重難找！
不過我都在之前的post講過，Early Years Handbook都好貴，又要好有心機同時間看先得，如果自己無興趣看，買了會好浪費，又如果你的小朋友已經讀緊幼稚園，可以不用做early years，由programme1開始的話，o甘更加可以唔買，因為到了programme1的Teacher's Guide[太古$390]，係會每個字母再先介紹一次的，不過就沒有early years o甘詳細。
以下係一段係YearlyYears Cassette 入面講Bouncy Ben 的tapescript，你可以看看，其實是給大人拿住本ABC Book，看住張圖，跟住講給小朋友聽的：
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Session 1 : Introducing Bouncy Ben
I can see a blue letter on this page. And I can seesomebody looking out of the letter. Can you see two blue eyes looking out of the letter? Yes, those blue eyes belong to a letterland rabbit called Bouncy Ben.
Can you see his blue ball at the bottom of the page? He bounced that ball into to bushes. Shall we put our hand out and pretend we've got a ball and bounce it?
Bounce, bounce, bounce goes the ball. That's right. Put your ball away now, and give your havd a rest.
Bouncy Ben loves playing with a ball. He dose something special with his big blue ball as well. Sometimes he balances his blue ball on top of his head. (That when he change to capital letter B sharp)

Session 2 : Bouncy Ben's shape and sound
let's have a look at Bouncy Ben's blue letter on his page again. Shall we draw it?
I'm going to strt at the top of Bouncy Ben's big brown ear, go down his ear, and then I'm going to go back up over has face... and I stop just under his chin.
And while I do it this time, I'm going to say Bouncy Ben's special sound. You listen. Bouncy Ben says' b..., b..., bl...'. It's a very short little sound.
Can you say his short little sound with me? 'B..., b..., b...'. Yes, Bouncy Ben says, 'b....'.
I can see something yellow right at the top of the page. It uses its yellow wings to fly. Do you know what it's called? That's right. It's a butterfly. a beautiful butterfly.
Wait a minute. That word butterfly starts with Bouncy Ben's sound, doesn't it? "B..., b...' butterfly. That's the sound Ben always makes in words!
And can you see something else that flies in the sky? It has a sting. What's it called? A bee! That's right. It's a buzzy bee.
Who can remember how we draw Bouncy Ben again? Where do we start? Right at the tip of his big long ears. We go right down his ear, then up around his face so he is ready to say 'b..., b..., b...' for Bouncy Ben.

每一課除了有以上的tapescript之外，重有Objective, What you need, Teaching suggestions [ included: Intrucing Bouncy Bouncy Ben, Bouncy Ben's letter shape, Bouncy Ben's sound], Bouncy Ben's words list, Things to do, Things to talk about and Explaining the capital B shape.如果係vowel，重會講埋long vowel man

crabmama 寫道:
Hi marieyuen,

Welcome back ! Hope u had a wonderful CNY.

Let say I would like to start now. Should i buy
the "phonics at home starter" or the CD-rom and
Early Years Handbook u mentioned abt? Is the cassette for kids or for parents ? Do u think it's necessary too ?

BK舊post (4)

GiGiMum：
不知你開始左未呢？
如果你是想在家自己教的話，對Phonics又唔係太認識，我好建議買Early Years的Handbook(太古$310)雖然好貴，但係非常詳細的每一個字母同每一樣教材點用都好清楚。screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onmouseover="if(this.width>screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.style.cursor='hand'; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onclick="if(!this.resized) {return true;} else {window.open(this.src);}" onmousewheel="return imgzoom(this);" alt="" border="0">好過買Parent's Guide(太古$120)好多。screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onmouseover="if(this.width>screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.style.cursor='hand'; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onclick="if(!this.resized) {return true;} else {window.open(this.src);}" onmousewheel="return imgzoom(this);" alt="" border="0">
不過Early Years的Handbook真係要有心機看先好，都好多字架。
Cd-Rom(太古$310)screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onmouseover="if(this.width>screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.style.cursor='hand'; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onclick="if(!this.resized) {return true;} else {window.open(this.src);}" onmousewheel="return imgzoom(this);" alt="" border="0">我 都覺得好值得買，因為內裏已有齊Alphabet Songs 同Handwriting Songs而且重有埋letter sound好方便，install一次之後唔洗用碟都load到，隨時可以聽到任何一個letter的sound、及sound，重可以印PDF form的WS用來填色。
ABC book就一定唔少得，但係可以考慮在yesasia買，因為$64.x平過太古成廿幾元呀！screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onmouseover="if(this.width>screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.style.cursor='hand'; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onclick="if(!this.resized) {return true;} else {window.open(this.src);}" onmousewheel="return imgzoom(this);" alt="" border="0">Once Upon a time DVD就optional啦，screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onmouseover="if(this.width>screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.style.cursor='hand'; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onclick="if(!this.resized) {return true;} else {window.open(this.src);}" onmousewheel="return imgzoom(this);" alt="" border="0">因為佢係分好多個section(a-e)一個故事、(f-j)一個故事...我會教完o個groupletter先比佢看o個個section，所以我個女都係看了section 1o乍。不過$180就都唔算貴，遲早都要買(如果你肯定會用letterland的話)

另外，我覺得Magnetic Letters(太古$60)最底買
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但係佢唯一美中不足就係無Captial letters，又無一些「特別的組合」，所以我已經scan了Captial letter來自己做磁貼. screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onmouseover="if(this.width>screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.style.cursor='hand'; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onclick="if(!this.resized) {return true;} else {window.open(this.src);}" onmousewheel="return imgzoom(this);" alt="" border="0">如 果想要這兩個file自己做磁貼的話可以比個email address我，但個file都好大，small letterso個個有2MB幾，如果想做磁貼不如買重底，不過可以自己做貼紙，成本大約$5好抵玩；Captial letters差不多1mb 可以印點紙或做磁貼都得。下一步我想我會用programme1同2的code card做埋其他的組合字及特別字。到時o的字組齊o西，想砌o羊字都得啦。
我想用magnetic letter來砌字，重好過用card或Onsets & Rimes Bookscreen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onmouseover="if(this.width>screen.width*0.7) {this.resized=true; this.width=screen.width*0.7; this.style.cursor='hand'; this.alt='Click here to open new window\nCTRL+Mouse wheel to zoom in/out';}" onclick="if(!this.resized) {return true;} else {window.open(this.src);}" onmousewheel="return imgzoom(this);" alt="" border="0"> ]

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Meggi：
其實我對phonics的認識都係好淺，不過如果小朋友只靠媽媽教，媽媽就一定要先『備課』！做足o西功夫先有好的效果。所以我都會好努力，希望在這裏又同其他媽媽交流下心得，大家互相啟發會教得更好，唔好浪費(錢及這套教材)。

我年三十晚特登去多一次太古letterland show room(太古城地鐵站D1出口，夏官閣平台P415 電話：2653 2789)特登買埋Early Years的Hand Book($330)及CD-ROM($330)，我覺得隻CD-Rom好好，都好值得買，我用以下approach來教我個女Early Eears的letter story：
1. 看ABC Book入面的大圖，跟Tape的內容(Early Years Hand Book Tape$45，但Tapescript在Handbook都會有得看)講故事，介紹letter的人物，我用廣東話講，但係就會講入面有關於o個個 letter的生字的英文，emphesis個letter sound。
2. 跟住叫佢估下個letter sound是甚麼，讀多兩個words example，誇張o的，多數都估到。
3. 然後講埋佢變capital letter時會點樣(因為我個女已識o西capital letter，要令佢同已有的知識連結番先得)
4. 如果係vowel，就講埋 Vowel Man的由來(內容在handbook)都有。
5.去部電腦度開CD-Rom，level one，每一個letter都有letter sounds，alphabet songs 同 Handwriting songs。先按個letter sound出來同佢聽幾次，之後一齊唱個letter的alphabet songs，起碼唱兩次。最後跟住handwriting songs (CD-Rom會一邊播歌，一邊有線跟住歌畫出個letter點寫)在writing WS(在CD-Rom內有的26個etter每個有一張)畫一次至兩次，但由於我個女未識寫字，我只係當玩下，包住佢的手一齊在WS上畫，之後比埋佢亂o 甘在上面塗鴉。
6. 最後我會叫她在My first reading flash card內找番剛學的letter出來，當係revision，又或者在一些很多letterland character的圖內叫佢找番剛學的那個，問多次佢記唔記得個sound。That's all！

希望多些其他媽媽可以分享一下大家的經驗！

BK舊post (2)

Jokey2828：
好開心在letterland可以見到您！
你知我個多個月開始，已經好想找教Phonics的教材比我個女，由最初Leapfrog的phoics desk開始，到後來找longman的Phonics for kids....
但係最後我都係選o左用letterland，雖然我已經買了Phonics for kids，但係我都收埋唔用了！
有少少個人見解，唔知你同唔同意，好多教phoics的教材套，都係用一o的songs或repeating games去令小朋友記住一o的letter的sounds，有o的會加入一o的人物或物件，令小朋友對letter sound有到深的記憶。
例 如Phonics for kids，"A"是Annie Ant，Annie Ant has an axe，於是有首歌唱Annie Ant has an axe， "a" "a" "a"。如果小朋友聽得多，自然會記得，於是見到A會反射到"a"的short sound。
但 係letterland的approach是不同的，雖然佢都係有一個人物代表"A"，"Annie Apple"但係佢係一個有性格，背後有故事的人物，當然佢都有首歌(Alphabet Songs)比小朋友唱出佢的sound，平時佢個樣係small letter "a"，因為佢係apple會碌來碌去，所以寫letter a時：(writing song)

[size=medium]At the leaf begin.
Go round the apple this way. [由塊葉度開始畫一個圈]
Then add a line down,
so Annie won't rool away.

每個letter平時都係small letter[size=medium]因為其實我們成日見到的字都係用small letter組成的，我唔明點解好多學英文的教材都係學Captial letter先？o甘令小朋友好難catch up with using small letters！
但係每當佢o地start a sentence or a name時，佢o地就會好開心，所以會變樣(變成captial letter)！
"Annie Apple"會其其他apples一齊放在Apple Stand，個stand就係Captial Letter A in shapes！個Stand係邊個做o架？原來有個人take care of Annie Apple and all of her apple friends，佢就係Mr A (long vowel sound of "A") - The Apron Man.......


以上只係每一個letter的[size=medium]Early Years這 個stage的內容，當然重會有其他activities cards，CD、VCD及games等可以要合，最重要係用故事令小朋友在最初認識 Alphabet前記得每人個letter的sound及關係。有好多故事是很有意思的，因為故事是會發展下去，到programme 1及2時，有些letter 走埋一齊時會有唔同的sound。
好似我之前quote出collin的例子：
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collin寫道：

2. It's wonderful when she gets into PROGRAMME ONE and PROGRAMME TWO. She easily understands "q" must go with "u", quarrelsome queen always bring along with an umbrella, e.g. 'queen', 'quiet', 'quick', 'quack'.....see! 'U' must follow 'Q'.

3. e.g."H" is called 'Hairy Hat Man'. He hates noises so he doesn't put on shoes. He always speak in soft sound 'ha'. When he meets the 'S' (Sammy Snake--------always sound ssssssssss; it's so noisy, right!), he will turn his head to say 'SHhhhh'. It's a good way to let the child understand the structure of the sound through such interesting story.
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一般phonics的system去完letter sound，頂多都係去到 -er、-ly、un-、th...講一些一般的blends，跟住又有一些歌或 exercies之類去鞏固，令小朋友記得，但其實只係一小部份，好難可以letterland去得o甘遠：





我 覺得佢係成個language programme，唔只係一個phonics programme，因為了解到phonis的原理後，係好自然可以做到building words及 sight reading words，唔係只係一般的教材o甘知道個letter sound就算，配合其他activities books及 reading scheme，重可以做到writing words及 writing sentences。
[size=medium]不 過我覺得如果想用home teaching的方法教，媽媽一定要自己先下好多苦功，因為佢係一定要靠有tutor用verbal的型式將letter story用唔同的教具去傳授，這亦是全個programme最重要的一環，如果無人講故事，跟本係用唔到這套教材，亂講就重衰！所以我已經買了3個 stage 的 teacher's guide番屋企慢慢 『o米』！除非你o念住send 小朋友去centre度學或者你讀的幼稚園已經用緊。

至 於 age range，其實可大可少，不過我都同意太古個sales講的，只要你小朋友已經識得聽故事，約兩歲，就可以start "Early Year" 因為只係雖要講letter sound 唱 letter sound的歌及聽letter stories，用中、英文講都得。未必一定要去到letter writing。因為Programme1 係會再revision多次letter writing的，到 programme2我覺得都幾深，起碼到5、6歲找學到都未遲...