Episode Detail: Sounds and Symbols - Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers
“Sounds and Symbols” (Part 2) examines the importance of phonics (the relationship between letters and their sounds) and phonemic awareness in learning to read. Included: a visit to a Washington, D.C., school that specializes in teaching youngsters with learning disabilities; and to a Scaramento school with considerable ethnic diversity. Also: a profile of author Norman Bridwell (“Clifford the Big Red Dog”). Annette Bening hosts.
