写给妈妈们:不容错过的自然拼读法
现在的家长都十分重视孩子的早期教育,其中当然也包括英语启蒙。妈妈们可能会发现,自己身边的一些很早就开始接触英语的孩子,在四五岁时就已经认识了很多单词,甚至可以用一些简单的句子流利地进行对话了。很多妈妈要问了,这些孩子是怎么做到的呢?我也想让孩子尽早接触英语,可就是不知道该从哪里入手。
这个问题其实并不难解决,妈妈们可以好好地思考一下,英语入门时,孩子最先接触到的会是什么?
26个字母、单词?
对话、阅读、语法……
英语启蒙当然要从最基础、最简单的方面入手。对学龄前的儿童来说,多多接触常用单词和日常对话是不错的选择。但是,即便是学习最简短易懂的单词,也需要孩子会读才行。可英语中有那么多单词,形式千变万化,有长有短,怎么才能让孩子轻松地把握拼读的规律呢?
看到这里,有些妈妈可能会想到帮助拼读的音标。在很长一段时间里,音标是使用非常广泛的一种单词拼读方法。然而,音标一共有48个,仅在数量上就比26个英文字母还多了,更别提它们的形式比较复杂,不好区分。如果为低年龄段的儿童引入抽象的音标内容,好像非但没有让英语学习变得更简单,反而会使孩子的头脑变得更加混乱。那么,有没有更适合儿童的拼读方法呢?答案当然是有的,那就是本书将要介绍的自然拼读法。
自然拼读法是更适合低龄儿童学习的一种拼读方法,它的特点如下:
01 接近国外母语学习
02 字母为基础
03 实用性强
接近国外母语学习
自然拼读法是很多以英语为母语的国家的孩子们常用的方法,那里的孩子们到了3岁左右,就会开始接触自然拼读,并用这种方式学习英文。这种方法的流行,与他们的阅读习惯和思维方式是密不可分的,因此,学习自然拼读法,有利于培养孩子的英语思维模式。
字母为基础
自然拼读的基础就是26个英文字母,它直接通过单个字母和简单字母组合的发音构建规则,好认又好记,容易被儿童接受。
实用性强
自然拼读法主要讲的是字母和字母组合的发音规律。这种方法的好处是,即使孩子不知道某个单词的意思,也可以通过拆分字母和字母组合找到单词的正确读音,达到举一反三的效果。这样的方法适用于儿童所能接受的大部分单词,因此这对发音练习、单词学习和提高阅读能力是很有好处的。
Part 1 从零开始学自然拼读
自然拼读是什么··························10
为什么要学自然拼读 ···················11
如何教孩子学自然拼读 ················13
自然拼读与国际音标 ···················15
英语字母与发音音素 ···················17
音节的划分与分类·······················18
自然拼读规则与音标对照表 ··········20
26个字母姿势图和手势图 ·············23
Part 2 一起读字母
这样教孩子学字母·······················27
a, b ,c ··········29
d, e, f ·········31
g, h, i ·········33
j, k, l ··········35
Exercise ·····37
m, n, o ·······39
p, q, r ·········41
s, t, u ·········43
v, w, x ········45
y, z ············47
Exercise ·····49
Part 3 辅音真有趣
这样教孩子学辅音·······················51
b, c, d ········54
f, g, h ·········56
j, k, l ··········58
Exercise ·····60
m, n, p ·······62
q, r, s ·········64
t, v, w ·········66
x, y, z ·········68
Exercise ·····70
Part 4 辅音大排队
这样教孩子辅音组合 ···················72
cl, fl ···········75
gl, pl ··········77
Exercise ·····79
br, dr ··········81
fr, gr, tr ·······83
Exercise ·····86
sk, sp ·········88
st, sw ·········90
Exercise ·····92
ch, sh·········94
th, wh·········96
Exercise ·····98
Part 5 短元音找朋友
这样教孩子短元音·······················100
ad, am, ap ································103
ag, an, at ··································106
Exercise ···································109
ed, en, ell··································111
eg, et ·······································114
Exercise ···································116
id, ig, im ···································118
in, ip, it ·····································121
Exercise ···································124
ob, op, ot ··································126
ox, ock ·····································129
Exercise ···································131
ub, ug, um ································133
un, ut, uck ·································136
Exercise ···································139
Part 6 长元音来组合
这样教孩子长元音·······················141
ail, ay ·······································144
oad, oat ····································146
Exercise ···································148
ead, eal, eat ······························150
eed, eep, eet ·····························153
Exercise ···································156
ake, ame, ate ····························158
ike, ite ······································161
Exercise ···································163
附录
ard, ark ····································165
er, irt ········································166
ow, own ····································167
ook, oon ···································168