Comentarios en: Making phonics look fun. ‘Teach Your Monster to Read’

Por: Loli Casco

Loli Casco — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 16:04:06 +0000

Hi Raquel, it’s good to know that you liked the post. I’m always trying to find new resources that could help pupils improve their English, and if it can be done while having fun, what else could I ask for?

I will surely give it a try with students as soon as I can.

Por: Loli Casco

Loli Casco — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:59:39 +0000

Hello Azu, and thanks for reading and commenting my post

It seems you understood perfectly the reason why I just loved the webpage. In fact, the pictures I included are taken from my session, and although it could seem too easy for adults, the time spent was worth the benefit.

I will read you soon again.

Por: Raquel Fernández Fernández

Raquel Fernández Fernández — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:42:19 +0000

Loli, excellent post. Suggesting new materials and resources is always good, and why not? It may be interesting to put this tool into practice during your Practicum and check its effectivity in real contexts. Azu did well in exploring this further and contributing with even more information.

Por: Azu Rodríguez

Azu Rodríguez — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:40:36 +0000

Hi Loli! I would like to start by saying that I totally agree with you: phonetics is not the most attractive aspect of the English language for any of us, either for children. Due to it, the title of your entry piques my curiosity, and I decided to go through the whole of it. The website you were talking about and its features seemed awesome! It was too good to be true, so I decided to see it with my own eyes. I even opened my own account. The truth is that you were completely right! The fact that the game is based on little challenges that are linked by a story, makes children, as you said, learn while they are motivated and having fun. That in my opinion is something essential for achieving a meaningful learning. Of course, being so visual and intuitive gives it extra points. Finally apart from that, I consider that it also has some features which make it really useful. For example:

– It provides pupils the opportunity of carrying out their own self-assessment (if they do not complete successfully the challenge, they won’t be able to do the next one)
– And another one that came to my mind while I was reading your entry, and I discovered you ended up with; nowadays although some families do not have lots of facilities, most of them have a computer at home, so it is an excellent tool to continue practicing this topic at home.