This program, developed by Dr. Miller after years of research, is effectively used with exceptional and normal children who can speak or sign 2 and 3 word sentences but have not been able to learn how to read or write. Both before and after the children compose sentences with these words, the teacher guides and participates in a exciting interplay between the children and animated training films, flashcards and workbook materials. When the children are able to sight-read the common words, they learn to decipher unfamiliar words. A new set of training films, flashcards and workbooks establishes associations between their mouth movements and the sounds of letters in a word. The Symbol Accentuation Program Helps teach the symbolic function of printed words.
Many children can find meaning in pictures but are bewildered by the abstract form of printed words.
64KB The Symbol Accentuation Program is divided into three phases. Each phase coordinates films, flashcards and workbook materials. Sight Reading - Ten introductory lessons. Children learn by becoming actively involved with film sequences and then with accentuated flashcards and workbook materials related to the films. Transition to Phonetic Reading -The next five lessons prepare children for phonetic reading and writing by sensitizing them to the sound components within the words they have already learned.