English Phonics for Arabic Speakers
by Camilia Sadik
This book is to teach phonics to adults and their children, and for schools wherein English is taught to Arabic speakers. The instructions in this book are in Arabic but the practice lessons are in English. Meaning of Phonics: Phonics is a group of 90+ sounds that do not sound like the names of the letters that make them. The s is a letter in set, but it is a phonic in rose because in rose, it does not sound like the name of the letter S. A phonic is a single sound produced by many letters like the cian sound in musician. Or it is a single new sound produced by one letter that does not sound like its letter name, like the y in sky that sounds like an I. There are 90+ English sounds we call phonics, which are spelled in 180+ ways we call spelling patterns. Each of the 180 spelling patterns of sounds is presented separately and gradually in this book. See how the vowel A alone has five sounds that are spelled in 12 spelling patterns: rain, ate, day, able, eight fat fall, false, auto, law war permanent Most learners expect to learn to read and write after learning the 26 English letters. No one tells them that in English, learning letters is never enough, and that learning to read and write requires learning letters + learning phonics. In this book, all the English sounds and their spelling patterns are placed in a queue and then introduced logically and one-at-a-time. This book contains 80 short lessons to teach each sound and each spelling pattern of a sound. Every lesson begins with a spelling rule discovered by the author to make learning logical. Together, the two books "English Phonics for Arabic Speakers" and "English for Arabic Speakers" by Camilia Sadik are ideal for teaching phonics and spoken English in schools worldwide where Arabic is spoken. Instead of spending 16 years in schools and universities trying to learn English, Arabic speakers can now learn English within 400 hours of studying on their own or in schools. Additional Phonics and Spelling Books by Camilia Sadik are "Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day" and "100 Spelling Rules." For more info, please visit SpellingRules.com or visit EnglishForArabicSpeakers.com.
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Author Biography
Linguist Camilia Sadik spent 15 years intensely dissecting English, discovering over 100 spelling rules, applying the rules in 600 phonics-based spelling lessons, class-testing her discoveries, and preparing learning books for children and adults to read and spell hundreds of words at a time. The 30 unique learning features in Sadik's books make learning to read and spell inescapable. Sadik worked hard to make spelling easy and possible for all ages and all types of learners. In addition, Sadik found an easy solution to end dyslexia in spelling and in writing letters in reverse. Learning to spell and slowing down to write words slowly ends dyslexia. Sadik saw the details of English sounds and their various spelling patterns and she used what she saw in her books. See these examples:1.The vowel A has 5 sounds that are spelled in 12 ways.2.The vowel E has 7 sounds that are spelled in 17 ways.3.The vowel I has 8 sounds that are spelled in 19 ways.4.The vowel O has 12 sounds that are spelled in 20 ways.5.The vowel U has 6 sounds that are spelled in 28 ways.6.Eight consonants have 50 sounds that are spelled in 60 ways. Academically, Sadik earned a BA in Philosophy from Wayne State University and an MA in Applied Linguistics from San Diego State University. In addition, Sadik earned California Teaching Credentials and is certified in teaching ABE and ESL in California. Before writing books, Sadik spent over 10 years reading the best of the world's literature.
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A. After giving a workshop on the rules that govern phonics and English spelling for the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) at their 1999 National Convention, English teachers wrote these comments: "Thank you, Camilia for teaching me how to better teach my students." "Bring her back next year!!!""Exciting approach, informative""Excellent" "Thank you. Keep on telling people that English spelling makes sense.""She needs a bigger room.""I can't wait to order the books! Thank you so much.""I wish to open Camilia's head to see inside and learn how it works."This presentation was wonderful and has certainly great information that will be helpful for my students and for myself."
"I am on the Language Arts Curriculum Work Team for the Kansas City, Missouri School District. I don't know yet if you truly realize the scope of what you have done. Your program is sensible, yet comprehensive. Bravo!" B. After teaching a three-hour class to prisoners in Missouri, Leslie Riggs, State Attorney for the prison system and for Charter Schools wrote, "Camilia: I am pleased that you have found a life's work that promises to help so many people. I am glad you came to America."
Inmates: Student prisoners had this to say: "Can we keep this book? Can we buy this book in a bookstore? Will you promise to come back? If you aren't coming back, will you remember to tell us where we can get this book? Here are our names and addresses to let us know where we can get this book. Please promise not to forget us. Remember me! Remember me! I love this; I can use these big words when I write letters." They expressed the feeling that big words had only been accessible to a certain class of people, but not to them.
C. Testimonials and Quotes from Students: Al Graham, College student, age 44, both of his parents were professors. He was Sadik's student at Cuyamaca College in 1999. Al wrote, "I took the CBEST and passed it the first time, all three sections. I know you know this, but you probably still enjoy hearing it, that your class I think got me and is getting me through my spelling difficulties. I really feel your program is helping make the difference in my success." Al was told that he had dyslexia, learning disability, and possible brain problems due to a motorcycle accident. He said, "My parents had tried hundreds of tutors and teachers, and everyone gave up on me." Al is currently a first-grade teacher.
Eleazar Higuera, age 11, grade 6 from Cajon Valley School District, El Cajon, CA where Sadik taught a two-week pilot program. Eleazar's pre-spelling test was 19/100 and after 121/2 hours of instructions he scored 90/100. Eleazar said, "I was used to reading without looking at the way words are spelled because my other teachers always told me to read fast." "I thought I could never learn to spell." "Spelling isn't as difficult as I thought it was." "I wish that someone had told me about these spelling rules before."
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