Those kids in your class in elementary school that seemingly never figured out how to sound out words?

Seems to me that it’s those kids that grow up into bad readers as adults. I swear it’s like some people literally try to read by memorization, even in adulthood.

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SeekingConnection · 61-69, M

What do you mean by "sounding out words"? Phonetic reading? I don't think I ever did that, except for perhaps during the first year when I was being taught to read and write. I recognise the shape of the whole word, and I don't often have to think about the spelling.

Muthafukajones · 46-50, M

@SeekingConnection That isn’t how English works. English is a phonetic language with sounds. Attempting to memorize the appearance of words instead of reading them is complete folly.

SeekingConnection · 61-69, M

@Muthafukajones It's exactly how it works, and exactly how I was taught to read and write. Take a word like 'draughty', as a random example off the top of my head. What use is phonetic spelling in knowing how that word is spelled or pronounced? You have to recognise the form of the word.

Muthafukajones · 46-50, M

@SeekingConnection Do you have any background in linguistics? True English is not perfectly phonetic but it is a phonetic system. How that is taught takes a lot to explain. If you read by memorization of the appearance of words then you are not technically literate in English. There is an excellent system in place. Learn it. Don’t fight it or try to change it.

alicewhite

words arn,t real :)

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