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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 10/24/95 |
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RDG008 1996
Spring – 2009 Spring |
LEC |
3 Credit(s) |
3 Period(s) |
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Phonics |
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Designed for students who are learning English as a second language. Includes the study of the speech sounds used in English as represented by the written symbols of the alphabet; recognition of spelling patterns and resulting pronunciation; and diacritical markings. Prerequisites: |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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RDG008 1996 Spring – 2009 Spring |
Phonics |
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Identify and pronounce initial, medial, and final single consonants in given words. (I) |
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Identify and pronounce initial and medial consonant blends. (II) |
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Identify and pronounce consonant digraphs and consonant-vowel digraphs. (III) |
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Identify and pronounce long, short, and R controlled vowel sounds. (IV) |
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Identify vowels in given words which have the schwa sound. (IV) |
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Identify the vowel sounds represented by the letter Y in given words. (IV) |
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Apply phonetic principles of long, short, and R controlled vowels to correctly pronounce and spell given words. (IV) |
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Identify and pronounce vowel diphthongs in given words. (IV) |
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Interpret long and short diacritical markings and phonetic spellings to pronounce given words accurately. (IV) |
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Identify aurally the number of syllables in given words. (V) |
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Syllabicate using visual clues. (V) |
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Pronounce words according to their syllabication. (V) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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RDG008 1996 Spring – 2009 Spring |
Phonics |
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I. Single consonant sounds A. Initial B. Medial C. Final D. Single consonants which represent more than one sound II. Consonant blends A. Initial B. Medial III. Consonant digraphs A. Consonants B. Silent letters C. Pronunciation of consonant digraphs D. Pronunciation of consonant-vowel digraphs IV. Vowel sounds A. Short B. R controlled C. Vowel sounds of schwa D. Long vowel E. Vowel sounds of Y F. Vowel digraphs G. Vowel diphthongs H. Diacritical markings of long and short vowels V. Syllabication A. Aural B. Visual C. Effects on accent and pronunciation |