Series Q&A 10: Why not learn to read first and then read?
The problem/problem that Lele Reading and Literacy Series has been facing all along is that many people say, "How can I read if I don't know how to read?"These people insist on learning to read first and then reading. This "idea" has been common for a long time. The direction of our efforts is to read first, relying on parents/teachers to read together, or using technology products such as reading pens, reading robots, e-books and other children to complete independent reading. After repeated reading, you can "incidentally" learn to read (if you don't remember the pronunciation of some words, you can consolidate it through the activity of word cards). In other words, literacy is not just about reading the pronunciation of the word when you see it, but also understanding the pronunciation of the word. Literally, it is the result and fruit of reading.
(1) First of all, take a careful look at the primary school textbooks. You will read the text first and then read it. The order is (a) in each lesson, the text appears first, and the teacher will lead everyone to read it aloud. (b) Then a row of "new words" appears below the text, and the teacher gradually introduces and explains the new words and how to write the new words. (c) Finally, you have to go back and "repeat" the text, and the teacher analyzes and explains it carefully. This process is actually the same as our trilogy, and we also follow this pattern. But why do people have the impression that learning Chinese requires literacy first and then reading?(2) Secondly, if you think about it carefully, the 6-year primary school textbooks have always implemented this three-step process. However, limited to the past conditions, schools must rely on the role of teachers. Chinese classes rely on teachers to teach reading texts, reading new words, and teaching writing. words, thereby neglecting the child's ability to read on his own if he reads more. Like in the past, if someone had a private school teacher or a parent to accompany them to read one-on-one, they would also have reading materials first, such as the Three Character Classic, poems and songs, etc., but they would not "first" read reading materials with context ( Reading aloud for the first time does not require you to understand the content), but "not" to carry out single-word literacy activities first, right? This also shows that even traditional literacy is not just "seeing the words and being able to read the pronunciation of the characters" or literacy. It also reflects the "deep meaning" of literacy, which is to understand the meaning of a single word and the meaning produced by the combination of the single words. (Many people now misunderstand: literacy means being able to read words when you see them)(3) Compared with the past, now that society has technological support, it is easier and more feasible to read first and then become literate. The use of e-books, reading pens and other readers solves the problem of pronunciation. Children do not necessarily need to rely on others to solve the dilemma of pronunciation (of course we are more happy to see one-on-one "parent-child reading"), and children "read independently" It is easier to achieve it by yourself. By reading more and over again, you can learn a lot of words (some children do not use word cards to review at all). This process of starting Chinese by reading first can easily attract them to love reading, which not only allows them to gain a lot of literacy results, but also establishes their lifelong enjoyment of reading. Parents support and appreciate the achievements and joy of their children's "independent reading". It is truly a win-win situation!(4) In general schools, in addition to textbooks containing "intensive reading" materials (it is expected that teachers will not overly analyze the text and try to let the children experience it by themselves), there are often "extensive reading" materials for each grade. In fact, the meaning behind this is to hope that through reading a large amount of extensive reading materials, we can better consolidate and improve reading skills, and at the same time continue to accumulate new vocabulary. In other words, reading itself is a means of literacy, which coincides with the direction of our LeLe book series "Reading to Literacy".Continue reading: