1. Why is it essential to teach phonics to beginning learners?
Phonics is basic and learners can learn the sound of alphabet from basis. They must know
how all the letters sound and learn if the letters are formed words, how they can speak it
clearly. If they watch the difficult word, that can use phonics to spell the sound of words and
form the sound together.
2. What is phonics? What are the components of phonics?
The sound of the letter and combine letters to form sound.
The sound of alphabet, the form of words.
3. Please give an example of phonics activity that Ross applied in the class.
4~5 people in a group, In the beginning, the first people has a piece of paper and the last
people goes in front to listen what the word that teacher want us to deliver. Then, the last
people deliver the sound of word one by one to the first people. The first people need to write
down the word that she / he heard from previous person. If the first people's answer is correct,
the group members will be given the point card each.
4. How to teach vocabulary? What are the components of vocabulary that we teach students?
We can teach students in flash cards, exaggerated actions to impress the students.
Adjective, conjunction, interjection, noun, verb, adjective, phrase.