10-second review: Emphasis on phonics today leads to students’ becoming word callers rather than comprehenders. Antidotes to word calling are thoughtful questions, not the ready—made, easily identifiable rote questions, and another is to allow children to talk about what they have read. Assumes that what they have read is interesting.
Source: DD Massey. Reading Teacher (April 2007), 657-666. A publication of the International Reading Association (IRA).
Comment: Phonics is an aid to word recognition, recognizing words the student already knows. An overemphasis on phonics could lead to word-calling, reading the words accurately, but not comprehending or understanding the meaning of the words. Good suggestion on how to help students comprehend the words they have read. RayS.
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