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Repetition and Drilling
Submitted by Admin (08-11-2012)
Repetition and Drilling
I am very interested in reading others thoughts about the use of repetition and drilling in the early years - is there a place for this?
What are your thoughts? - Thanks
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Just make it fun - but make it daily!
An easy way to transfer sounds knowledge to writing is to make some picture cards of CVC words. My preppies have about fifty. They then "stretch out" the sounds to write the words.
We make them together almost every day - with magnetic letters and letter tiles. It's also a free time activity with magnetic picture cards and little whiteboards & pens. They love it!
This skill then transfers to spelling in journal writing etc.
Rhonda
I am in a Pre Primary setting in Perth and my class have made amazing progress this semester in learning their initial sounds and letter names and sounds. I am sure it is because we play lots of different games using the alphabet as the basis. We make it loads of fun and the children often play the games in free time. We go over the letter names and sounds every day but sometimes it is only for 5 mins.Now I just need to transfer this to their writing!!!
This lady knows what she's talking about i think
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Drill Doesn't Kill
I think it is fine, after all children learn through repeating experiences over and over again. However, it has to be done in a fun and interesting way! Games such as bingo for spelling words (in lower primary) and puzzles using mathematical skills which the children played daily is much more effective in engaging the children than "cat, c-a-t cat." Simple games can even be introduced in early childhood settings, involving labeling or matching words and numbers. The key is, make it enjoyable!
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