Ch.+3+Choice+Questions

Please respond to two of the following questions/prompts with a brief paragraph and post them each as individual discussions.


 * 1) Define the use of minimal pairs in instiruction in phonology.
 * 2) Why do teachers of reading need to understand allophonic variants?
 * 3) Explain 3 activities you might use to support insturction in allophonic variants.
 * 4) Why do teachers of reading need to understand syllables?
 * 5) In your own words, explain three rules that govern how phonemes can be combined in English.

Once you have posted your own individual responses, your third post should be to respond to at least one other person's post. You may need to move to another task until others have had time to post