Words in Colour is an approach to literacy invented by Caleb Gattegno.[1] Words in Colour first appeared in 1962, published simultaneously in the UK and US. Later versions were published in French (French: Lecture en Couleurs) and Spanish (Spanish: Letras en Color).[2]
Words in Colour is a synthetic phonics system that uses colour to indicate the phonetic properties of letters.[3] The system has been adapted for the use of deaf children,[4] and for dyslexic children.[3] Words in Colour was one of a number of colour assisted schemes, being followed by Colour Story Reading, Colour Phonics System and English Colour Code.[5]
Colours
edit| Letters and Groups | IPA | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| t, tt, te, ed, d, pt, bp, ct, cht, th, phth, 't | /t/ | Magenta |
| w, wh, u, o | /w/ | Cyan |
| m | /ɱ/ | Crimson to Yellow |
| e, i | Example | Red |
| s, ss, se, 's, c, ce, c sc, st, sw, ps, sce, sse, sch, sth, sz | /s/ | Light Green |
| o, oe, ow, owe, oa, ou, ew, oh, ough, eau, oo, au, eo ol | /əw/ | Brown to teal |
| p | /p/ | Maroon |
| s, z | /z/ | Purple |
| f, ff, ph, fe, lf, gh, pph, ffe | /f/ | lavender |
| r | / | Orange |
| h, wh, j | /h/ | Silver |
| l, ll, le, lle, 'll | /l/ | Navy |
| e, ee, ea, i, y, ei, ie, eo, ay, ey, oe, ae, is | /i/ | Red |
| v, f, ve, lve, 've, ph | /v/ | Ochre |
| th, the, h, t, phth | /θ/ | Canary |
| th, the | /ð/ | Pink |
| g, gg, ckgu, gu, gh, gue | /g/ | Grey |
| u,a, | /ʌ/ | Yellow |
| d,dd | /f/ | Green |
| e, ea | /ɛ/ | Blue |
See also
editBibliography
edit- Teacher's Guide to Words in Colour Gattegno.
References
edit- ^ Brenda Hopkin (November 1964). "Eight Hours to Literacy". Schools and College.
- ^ "Words in Colour Catalogue". The Cuisenaire Company. 1973.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Stringer, Bobrow and Linn (9 May 2011). "Jacob, a case study of dyslexia in Canada". In Peggy L. Anderson; Regine Meier-Hedde (eds.). International Case Studies of Dyslexia. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-136-73592-9.
- ^ Sister Caterina, O.P. "Words in Colour for the Deaf". Educational Explorers.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Experiments and Innovations in Education (1–9). Unesco Press: 18–20. 1973.
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