Is Phonics really useful to HK kids?

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原帖由 MrBeast 於 13-11-29 發表
I had the same question as u b4.  

The pre-req then is to build up enough vocabs b4 starting phonic ...

Agree

Large vocabulary base and being conversant in English is p're-requisite to making use if phonics.


Useless to those who can even speak or understand.


I wouldn't pay large amount of money for phonics.

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原帖由 bbmom72 於 13-11-29 發表
朋友個囝讀緊小一，要作英文壓韻詩，唔識phonics 好難作到。

鬼佬 or native speakers never really had to learn phonics but they can make rhymes too.


Phonics is only a set of general rules to help you spell words and read.

Same way like putonghua pinyin .  Not all PTH speakers know the proper pinyin but they can read write and comminucaye well.

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原帖由 peddypeddy 於 13-11-29 發表
同意
我仲記得細個串字將d字斬開幾舊用d讀音去記點串，諗番都幾搞笑

Well   you learned phonics and blending on your own

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原帖由 hosinai2012 於 13-11-30 發表
其實我們細個都係大致知道個併音, 然後加上大量讀和講, 自自然識得讀字拆字, 淨係靠Phonics無閱讀的話無用 ...

Absolutely

People nowadays are over-exaggerating the importance of Phonics.

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原帖由 chumiguan 於 13-11-29 發表
我小學2-3年班時我媽咪用本dictionary 開頭幾頁有教vowels and pronunciation 啲symbols 教我拼音。媽咪睇d ...

What you talk out her is IPA.... Internatiinally  standardised phonetics.

Yes I wasn't taught phonics as a separate subject in primary school either but our teachers did teach us how to chop long words up into several syllables and try to.pronounce them.

Phonics is.useful only to a certain extent.  There are so many exceptions to phonics rules that the benefit does not extent beyond early.primary school years.

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原帖由 chumiguan 於 13-11-29 發表
我小學2-3年班時我媽咪用本dictionary 開頭幾頁有教vowels and pronunciation 啲symbols 教我拼音。媽咪睇d ...

Agree

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原帖由 HKTHK 於 13-11-30 發表
回覆 sweet_heart2011 的帖子

To turn the question around,  why would you not learn phonics?

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Phonics is useful and helpful but only to a certain extent

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Phonics doesn't benefit a kid much if he/she does not have a habit of reading books nor does not already speak the language
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It is nice to have but without formal training of which, one can still be able to pick up the phonics rules as one reads (with parents or teachers)