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"A spiritual walk to holy Gosainkund, a glacial pond with marvelous views of mountains an exciting and scenic overland drive from warm areas to cooler alpine region. Stunning views of Ganesh-Langtang to Jugal Himal range of mountains, exploring mid hills farm villages full of traditional culture in the harmony of pristine nature. Lovely tall rhododendron-magnolia-oaks and pines tress to arid and barren landscapes, crossing scenic pass of Luarabina-La to Helambu areas and towards north east of Kathmandu."
Trip Introduction adventure around high ridges of Langtang around sacred pond of Gosainkund
Holy Gosainkunda Lake trekking guide you a scenic and cultural adventure with a touch of old mythology and holy spiritual walk to Gosainkund Trek, a perfect journey on high ridges of Langtang Himal situated around Central Himalaya range of mountains which includes Ganesh-Langtang and Jugal Himal range of peaks.
Gosainkund regarded as one of the important and holy pilgrimage spot for both Hindu and Buddhist religions, as per great Hindu myth belief is that Gosainkund a pond as the vicarage and made by Lord Shiva (one of three main Hindu deities).
Hindu believes that this pristine glacial pond was formed digging of the land by Trishul (a holy Trident) weapon of Lord Shiva, thousands of Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims from India and Nepal visits Gosainkund every year especially on full moon day, which falls in the month of August, the special auspicious Hindu occasion of 'Janai Purnima' (changing of holy threads) festival.
Starting Holy Gosainkunda Lake Trek with an exciting overland drive towards north of Kathmandu at Dhunche town, the gateway to many trekking destinations in Langtang region and old Trans Himalayan Trade route of Nepal and Tibet.
This trip leads to a climb into enchanting serene woodlands of tall rhododendron-magnolia-pines and oaks tree lines where elusive and rare Panda seldom seen around this deep forested area. Our walk finally leads at Gosainkund after walking past Singh Gompa and Lauribina ridges.
Having a full rest day to explore this fascinating holy place with awesome views of snowcapped peaks, our walk leads to cross a high pass of east Laurabina-La also known as Gosainkund pass to reach the eastern ridges passing some parts of Helambu area of Kutumsang-Thotung-Danda and Golphu-Bhanjyang to reach Chisapani on the northern hills of Kathmandu valley, here with super views of sunrise over mountains.
This marvelous and remarkable Holy gosainkund trekking concludes with a short drive from Sundarijal back to Kathmandu after a fascinating trekking around high hills of Langtang Himal.
Best season: Spring (March to May and Autumn (September to November) are one of the best season for Holy Gosainkunda Trekking. The climate is sunny and warm with excellent views, if you wish to avoid crows and enjoy some alone time with nature then taking this trip during the winter season (December, January and February) are also good and could be an option for this trip.
Day 01 : Arrive Kathmandu (1,315m/4,314ft) airport receive transfer to hotel
Day 02 : Scenic drive from Kathmandu to Dhunche (1,950m/6,397ft) 6hrs journey overnight in lodge
Day 03 : Trek to Sing Gompa (3,584m/11,758ft) 5hrs walk overnight in lodge
Day 04 : Trek to Holy Gosainkund Lake (4,381m/14,373ft) 5hrs walk overnight in lodge
Day 05 : Rest day to explore around Gosainkund Lake overnight in lodge
Day 06 : Cross Laurebina pass (4,600m/15,091ft) to Ghopte (3,430m/11,253ft) 6hrs overnight in lodge
Day 07 : Trek to Kutumsang (2,471m/8,106ft) 6hrs walk overnight in lodge
Day 08 : Trek to Chisopani (2,110m/6,922ft) 6hrs walk overnight in lodge
Day 09 : Trek to Sundarijal (1,463m/4,799 ft) 4hrs walk & drive to Kathmandu
|Start Date
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|11 December, 2019
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|19 December, 2019
|27 December, 2019
|26 December, 2019
|03 January, 2020
Tailor-Made Trip & Departure
As per our fix group join basis of 09 Days Holy Gosainkunda Lake Trekking guaranteed departs from Kathmandu. Private treks can be arranged any time of the year. If our set departure dates are not convenient for you, you may choose alternate departures dates. Private treks are best suited for couples, families, work colleagues and small groups of friends. Customized itineraries are available as per your travel needs. Further sharing information please kinldy contact your trekking agency at Nepal Spirit Adventure.
We will be staying at 3-star hotel in Kathmandu; Lodge and teahouses during the trek. All accommodations are on twin-shared basis. Nepal Spirit Adventure will arrange rooms comfort and available clean lodges along the trek.
All meals will be provided during trekking while only breakfast included in Kathmandu. While on trek, we have breakfast and dinner in the tea-houses/lodges we spend the night and lunch on our way to the next destination. Nepalese, Tibetan, the more common continental and Indian cuisines are common choices in the menu.
Physical Condition & Experience Requirements
Holy Gosainkunda Lake Trek-09 days is a moderate trek. Travelers who can walk up to 6-7 hours a day on an uphill and downhill trail will find this trek fulfilling. It is best that we prepare ourselves for the trek by jogging and exercising regularly at least a month prior to the start of the trek. Trekking to the Holy Gosainkunda Lake trekking should be relatively easier for those who have experience walking/trekking in a high altitude environment. Past hiking experience would be an asset but no technical skill is required for this trip. It is also important that we consult our doctor. Participants with pre-existing medical conditions such as heart, lung, and blood diseases should inform Nepal Spirit Adventure before booking the trek.
Best Time to Trekking
The best time to trek to the Holy Gosainkunda Lake trek is Spring (March to June) and Autumn (September to December). The temperature is moderate in these seasons and guarantees amazing views through the trip. Although this trek can be undertaken during winter, the cold temperature might not be suitable for everyone.
Additional Information
Our website contains as much information as possible about this trip. However, if you wish to discuss any aspect of this trip or your suitability for it please contact us by email. If you want to talk to us directly feel free to call us at: 00977-98510- 72590
Day 01Arrive Kathmandu (1,315m/4,314ft) airport receive transfer to hotelIt is our great pleasure to make sure that you are picked up by a representative of Nepal Spirit Adventure upon your arrival in Kathmandu airport. After completing the formalities with customs (obtaining or showing your visa) and retrieving your bags/luggage all you will have to do is to look out for our representative at arrivals who will be holding a Nepal Spirit Adventure display board with your name on it. Transfer to your hotel and our manager will brief about the trip details and you can take a rest, go for a wander into the city or visit our office- it all depends on how you feel, your interests and what time you arrive in Kathmandu.
Included: Airport pickup & 3 Star hotel in Kathmandu
Day 02Scenic drive from Kathmandu to Dhunche (1,950m/6,397ft) 6hrs journey overnight in lodgeStarting this marvelous trip to Langtang Valley, taking an early morning scenic drive from Kathmandu to Dhunche district and major town of Rasuwa and Langtang area, drive leads north passing interesting towns and farm villages, journey continues towards cooler area above mid hills leaving behind low land of rice terraces to reach the entrance of Langtang National Park in Dhunche 1,950 m for overnight stop in the comfort of nice lodge.
Included: Breakfast Bus Lunch Dinner & Lodge | Tea house
Day 03Trek to Sing Gompa (3,584m/11,758ft) 5hrs walk overnight in lodgeMorning leads to a climb into lovely forest of rhododendron, oaks and pine trees with views of Langtang and Ganesh Himal and as far towards Manaslu and Annapurna Himalaya, a steep climb but scenic walk into beautiful forest where more than 10 different species of rhododendron found around, passing summer pasture and then on the pleasant winding trail to Singh Gomba / Chandanbari village with a cheese factory and an old monastery on top of the village.
Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Lodge
Day 04Trek to Holy Gosainkund Lake (4,381m/14,373ft) 5hrs walk overnight in lodgeFrom Shing Gompa, walk leads to Gosainkund, starting with a climb into pine and rhododendron forest then over Lauri Binayak pass at above 3,932 m, walk leads past Laurebina and Cholang Pati. After Lauri Binayak with fantastic views of Ganesh Himal and Langtang Lirung reaching at holy Gosaikund Lake area for overnight stop. The legendry and myth story of this holy place as per ancient Hindu epic, Gosainkund a pond believes as the vicarage of Lord Shiva (one of three main Hindu deities) and Goddess Gauri. Hindu believes that this pristine pond was formed due to digging of the land by Trishul (a holy Trident) weapon of Lord Shiva, thousands of Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims from India and Nepal visits Gosainkund every year especially on full moon day which lies in the month of August, the special auspicious occasion of 'Janai Purnima' festival.
Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner & Lodge
Day 05Rest day to explore around Gosainkund Lake overnight in lodgeAn amazing holy spot for full rest day where you can hike to high hills around Gosainkund for better views of Langtang Himal range with Ganesh and Manaslu towards western horizon, take a walk around holy pond where you can observe a rock in the form of Lord Shiva at the centre of the pond, nearby lies Bhairav and Sarswati kund another holy glacial ponds.
Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner & Lodge
Day 06Cross Laurebina pass (4,600m/15,091ft) to Ghopte (3,430m/11,253ft) 6hrs overnight in lodge After a pleasant and enjoyable stop at Gosainkund, a tough morning walk to climb over Laurabina eastern or Gosainkund pass at 4,600 m / 15,091 ft, highest point of this adventure after walking past Ganesh and Surya Kund. From the pass downhill all the way with few short ups and down to overnight stop at Gopte Odar, a small settlement located in the middle of forest on route Kathmandu and Helambu area.
Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner & Lodge
Day 07Trek to Kutumsang (2,471m/8,106ft) 6hrs walk overnight in lodgeFrom Ghopte, morning walk leading son winding trail most of the way with short steep climb to Thadepati, where Helambu and Kathmandu trekking trail joins. Thadepati offers views of peaks and scenery of rolling hills and valley, this place with 5-6 lodges and teahouses, after a nice break walk leads downhill to Kutumsang village for overnight stop.
Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner & Lodge
Day 08Trek to Chisopani (2,110m/6,922ft) 6hrs walk overnight in lodgeAfter Kutumsang village, morning walk with uphill through farm fields, then into forest with views of surrounding landscapes and snowcapped mountains of Ganesh-Langtang to Jugal Himal, this pleasant walk leads past Gulphu-Bhanjyang village, then reaching closer to Kathmandu valley with overnight stop at Chisapani, after a walk uphill through farmlands and villages with wonderful views to Patibanjayang village, a nice small village from here uphill for an hour to Chisopani danda for last overnight stop.
Chisopani village with nice lodges placed on a ridge North of Kathmandu Valley on route Langtang, Helambu and Nagarkot, offers stunning sunrise/ sunset views over array of mountains.
Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner & Lodge
Day 09Trek to Sundarijal (1,463m/4,799 ft) 4hrs walk & drive to KathmanduAfter catching morning sunrise over mountains, last day walk of this adventure leads to nice pleasant forest and farmlands on downhill walk, passing Tamang villages of Burlang and Chepu Bhanjyang with views of Kathmandu Valley. Walk continues downhill to Sundarijal (meaning beautiful water) a nice and pleasant place with forest and fresh water streams. From here an hour downhill to reach northern rim of Kathmandu valley at Sundarijal, taking a short drive to Kathmandu where this wonderful adventure concludes, afternoon free for individual activities and shopping. We invite you farewell dinner.
Included: Breakfast Lunch Bus 3 Star hotel in Kathmandu
Upon Arrival in Nepal
On arrival in Nepal at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International airport, our airport representative or staff will receive you with warm welcome then transfer to your respective hotel. Afternoon or evening time we will review and discuss with much information regarding your trip itinerary and included / excluded services as per the trip itinerary chosen, at the same time introduce your guide who will help you with final preparation for your trek.
Accommodation in Kathmandu
Three Star standard hotels is included in Kathmandu based on twin sharing basis with breakfast. If you are trekking in groups joining basis, you will share a room with someone of the same gender from your group. If you prefer a single room supplement in Kathmandu and on-route trekking, you can request for single supplement (which will be at extra cost beside trip price stated). We can also help you to book at different deluxe hotel in Kathmandu on your request for more details and information please feel free to contact us.
Accommodation In Trekking
Langtang trekking region we provide accommodation in tea house (mountain lodge). A Tea House is a combination of guest house, restaurant, and social hang out. The rooms are with twin beds and little additional furniture like small tables or chairs. we recommend that you carry your own sleeping bags. Most bathrooms are common with squatting (Asian) toilets or of western comfort with sitting toilets. Most Tea Houses / Lodge have running water facilities. Most of the lodges have hot water for showers, but with extra charge in using hot showers.
Trekking Meals
During trekking session full board meals are included (breakfast, Lunch and dinner. We provide food from these local lodge / tea house as per choices in menu. Breakfast and dinner provided at the same tea house / lodge while lunch would be on the trail. Every Tea House serves traditional Nepali meal Dal Bhat (rice and lentils), and as well variety of different food items, such as rice, seasonable vegetables, noodles, potatoes and soups. Some lodge serves western foods such as pizza, pasta and French fries. Soft drinks, snacks and beer are available in most of the Tea Houses restaurants. A variety of cereals, bread and eggs dishes are generally available for breakfast.
Safe Drinking Water
Safe drinking water is very important while we are on trek and we recommend that one should drink at least 3-4 litters water a day (this helps from de-hydration and altitude problem AMS). We provide filtered clean water and adding purification pills in our entire trip package. Beside this, if you wish to drink sealed packed mineral and boiled water you can buy en route at extra cost.
Health and Fitness Required
Health and physical fitness is most important part of travel and in participating for trek and hiking. If you do not have previous trekking experience as required, you can start with morning walking exercise or cycling for weeks or month before / after booking the trip with us, if you have previous trekking and climbing experience it will add a plus point on the trek chosen, most of the trek is non technical effort walks. The highest height gain on this trip is at 4970m above sea level. The walk involves lots of ups and down, walking through local villages, farm lands, terraces and river side as long as you have energy walking for 4- 6 hours a day, and if you are qualified for the trek but still requires moderate health and fitness. We strongly advise travelers to consult your medical doctor before travelling and do regular check up and hand the report to us while booking a trip with us.
Our Experience Trekking Guides and Staff with Safety
Nepal mountainous country walk takes you to remote region, it is necessary that you are accompanied with experienced and qualified guide and leaders for safe journey and making the trip a success. We at Nepal Spirit Adventure employ native trekking guides and porters who are trained and qualified for this type of trip and have worked with us for long time.
Our guide provides with much local information and offering you with advice on how to use your free time and by coordinating day to day events of the tour, although (sometimes) he might need you to understand that if things do not go according to our plan set. Our trek guides are fully trained and licensed from Nepal Government, certify from TAAN and Nepal Mountaineering Association. All our trekking and climbing guides are well qualified and highly experienced with 9- 10 years on this job. We provide training for our staff yearly on medical and climbing, with their efficiency, and cheerful attitude, providing helps, information and needs of the guests of nationalities.
Assuring that all our trips are well managed by expert team of tourism professional all our guides have good knowledge regarding culture and customs of the routes on trekking and tours, share experience and cultural insights of the country that's missed out in travel guide books. During your time with us you will have time learning Nepali phrases and other cultural aspects during the journey. As we organize varied treks in Nepal Himalaya, on group trekking we provide a trek leader with an assistance leader on each trekking depending upon the size of the groups.This ensures safe travel with us as our guide / assistance guides gets any health medical problem, we still have other main guides and leaders to run the trip smooth as per our standard itinerary. To make the trip enjoyable and pleasant we provide one guide to support and carry your bags among two people with one Sherpa helpers in certain conditions.
Caring Porter
Our porter are fully equipped with warm gears and insured on each trips by the company. We take care of our staff / porters welfare as well client's safeties.
We closely work with (PAC) Porters Association International Act. We allow maximum load to be carried by our porter with 20 to 25 KG and make sure that your trekking duffel-kit bag should not be more than 20 KG.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is a must and necessary that you are insured when booking trips with Nepal Spirit Adventure. Insurance protections should cover Travel / Medical sufficiently as well emergency and immediate rescue evacuation by any means of transportation including helicopters on medical ground. As well covering against loss or theft of your belonging and valuables and please make sure the insurance covers all the activities that you will be undertaking your stay in Nepal such as trekking and climbing including others trips and adventure sports.
Nepal Spirit Adventure holds no responsibility and liability in case of loss, theft or damage of your belongings. We also let you know that Nepalese insurance companies does not have travel insurance policy for foreign nationals. They have this policy only for Nepalese national. We advise you when you travel to Nepal please bring your insurance documents.
Re-Charging Batteries of Electronic Items on The Trek
We can recharge your batteries, devices with electricity or solar power sources. In Nepal 220 240 volt 50 MHZ (50 Cycles per Second) power is supplied. Just need to have a plug adaptor in case of socket fitting, which you can buy in Kathmandu before the trip since the plugs in Nepal might be different. You might have to pay small amount fee/hour for using recharging facilities.
Risk Liabilities
We are fully committed in providing the best quality services providing enjoyable and mesmerizing holiday so that one can experience "once in a life time journey" with us, we perform our duties honestly and seriously to make your journey very smooth and pleasant. The entire programs are conducted strictly under the rules and regulation of the Nepal Government act and policies.
Nepal Spirit Adventure Pvt. Ltd shall not be responsible for any changes in the itinerary due to unavoidable circumstance such as govt. restriction, Land slide, road blockage, and flood and other natural calamities, political unrest, cancellation of flight, delay, sickness or accident. Any extra cost incurred due to the some situations clients should borne the expenses on the spot.
Passport & Visa
All foreign nationals, except Indian citizens, need visas to enter Nepal. Nepalese visa can be obtained from Nepalese Embassy or consulate in your home country or it can also be obtained at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu upon your arrival. Most of our guests they take Nepal Visa after they arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport.
Visa Valid Fee
15 days US$ 25
30 days US$ 40
90 days US$ 100
Visa Extension
Tourists can stay for a maximum of 150 days in a visa year (Jan 1 to Dec 31)
For further information, please contact
Department of Immigration
Kalikasthan, Kathmandu
Tel: 00977-1- 4429660 | 4438862 | 4438868 | 4433934
E-mail: email@example.com.
Web site: http://www.nepalimmigration.gov.np/
High Altitude Sickness
Altitude sickness often known as acute mountain sickness (A.M.S.) in general may occur when people ascend too quickly normally in altitudes of over 3000 m. Most people will feel some effect of altitude, shortness of breath and possibly a light headed, which is fairly common. Acute mountain sickness is very different and normally involves a severe headache, sickness and loss of awareness. In almost every potential case there are enough warning signs to take appropriate action. When symptoms of altitude sickness develop you, please tell your trekking guide. He will advise you do deal with your problem. Generally over exertion and dehydration contribute to altitude sickness. So drink at least 3-4 liters of water every day besides tea and coffee which act as diuretics.
Group Size
We organize any route of Nepal trek with fix departure basis or private trip, the minimum group size would be two and maximum group size is ten of more on request. We can also organize private trip to solo person with single supplement cost. Else, join our estimated group departure dates available online market or ask us with your personal suitable flexible dates, we will open group date on the same date.
Trekking Season
Nepal has two best seasons for trekking Everest Three High Passes, as this trip is much adventurous and challenging, we always recommend that you book this kind of trip at the right time of the year as possible. Trekking in Nepal is possible at any time of the year, depending on the area of trekking area chosen. In Nepal you can trek anywhere in any four seasons (Spring-Summer-Autumn / Fall or Winter), but the most popular trekking seasons are Spring and Autumn times. Nepal Spirit Adventure offers you to consider the following advice on the outstanding aspects of each season.
Autumn (September- October- November)
The autumn is one of the best seasons for trekking in Himalayan region offers excellent weather and outstanding mountain views, the weather is clear and we can guarantee that you can witness fantastic mountain views and panorama. This season is the peak time for trekking in Nepal Himalaya and you can also witness several Hindu festivals such as 15 day long Dashain, the biggest festival for all Nepalese, celebrating with triumph of good over evil, and shortly afterwards the 5 days long Tihar or Dipawali (Festival of Lights) follows.
Winter (December-January- February)
In winter snowfall times at higher elevations, the snowline descends considerably, and the weather is cold. So it is an ideal time for trekking at lower elevations below 3,000m in the foot hills of Nepal with great views of the Himalayas, it can get cold at night and in the mornings, but during the day temperatures are mild when it is sunny.
Spring (March-April- May)
The spring is one of the best season for trekking in Nepal Himalaya. Many visitors travel to Nepal in the spring as trekking is fine in all Himalaya regions. The meadows and forest will be in full bloom with riots of colors of wildflowers specially rhododendron the , national flowers of Nepal, comes in great varieties from bush to tall trees. The weather is warmer at lower elevations and at the higher elevations over 4,000m visibility is excellent and temperature is quite moderate.
Summer (June-July- August)
During summer trek is warm and sweaty in the wet summer months, and also constitutes the monsoon season which can continue up to mid-September. Summer is a good time for the keen botanists and forest researchers as the higher valleys and meadows blossom with flowers and lush vegetation. It is not generally recommended to trek during the summer season except in the arid rain shadow areas like Upper Mustang, Dolpo and Kailash. Nepal Himalaya will be in the grip of wet monsoon season starting from mid June to early September months, although morning are often clear for few hours for the views of sunrise and mountains, it can rain heavily almost every day, cloud hangs around by mid morning, with frequent rain and occasional thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening times. The advantages of trekking in the summer months trekking along with few crowd of trekkers and on quiet trail.
Destination: Nepal
Trip Cost: $690 Per Person
Activities: Trekking & Adventure
Trek Style: Lodge | Tehouse
Meals: Full Board During Trekking | BB In City
Transportation: Bus & Private Vehicle
Best Month: March-June and September-December
Group Size: 1 - 15 People In Group
Trek Route: Dhunche- Sing Gompa, Gosainkunda, Tharepanti, Chisopani, Sundarijal- KTM
We used Nepal base trekking company-(Nepal Spirit Adventure) provide us number 1 excellence service made us lifetime remarkable experience. We were dreamed reach to Everest base camp at 5364m since such a long time and got successfully achieved our final goal using this wonderful company's staffs. We really happy with our whole experienced from booking process through the trek
Thank you so much Ram and team. I can highly recommend Nepal Spirit Adventures as a hiking tour operator. I did a five day hiking tour in Helambu in January 2019 organized by Nepal Spirit Adventure 100% satisfied. The company owner Ram was very fast in answering all my questions before the trip and made a hike
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The dust has finally settled and I am not referring to the dirt devils over the grass barren field at the Piedmont stage at the third annual Shaky Knees Festival but, rather, my messy life. A full 17 days after the event and I am finally able to share some of my thoughts. I apologize for being the last one to cross the finish line but I can tell you that even though so much time has passed I am still floating on a cloud of highness and not from the potent clouds of pot smoke literally billowing from the crowd at Mac DeMarco but from the positive high of the Shaky Knees Festival itself. It was lovely, crazy and even awe inspiring.
By any definition, Shaky Knees was a tremendous indie festival and a huge success. It also felt like a well oiled machine. Set times seemed to go off without a hitch. While there may of been some mechanical hiccups, at least the acts I saw overall had great support from the sound guys which is not always the case at large festival. At the end of the day (all three of them) I can say that the Festival for me felt pretty chill with moments of exhilaration and moments of being deeply touched too (more on that later).
Logistically, everything felt right. The stages were laid out a smart distance from each other and, while there were some hills to commandeer, the walk from any point to another was probably not more than 10 minutes. Most stages had areas cordoned off for the vips who paid extra to be able to leisurely fill in on either side of the stage at any time so no need to park their asses early to get a good spot. Truthfully, at first, that bothered me. It felt so bourgeoisie and some of the performers took some friendly jabs at the vips while referred to us holding down the middle as the peasants. While the thought of vip sections seems the total opposite of the indie / d.i.y. spirit (that I feel a kinship with) a rock festival has little to do with that world and I suppose that the $500 to $600 Vip ticket price kept the peasant price down to around $200 which is a steal compared to many similar such festivals. Still, often times those areas were not that full and not having them there would of allowed the die hard fans who braved the heat to secure good spots able to get a bit closer. Anyway, despite the free beers that the Vips enjoyed, as is usually the case, the peasants seemed to have the most fun. Another kind of odd feature in the stage set ups was the fenced in aisle that connected the photo pit and the sound engineers little island. Sadie Dupuis from Speedy Ortiz said she felt like a bride and groom would be walking to the stage. I kind of liked it because it created these convenient corners at center stage that you could lean against.
Prior to the festival, the mantra put out by Shaky Knees was all about the limited parking and not driving to the festival was strongly encouraged. The warnings did the trick and most people stayed nearby and took cabs or Marta to the fest. That left plenty of street parking for people like me who chose to drive in each day. The fest also spawned some enterprising pop up paid parking lots. Near the Dairy Queen on North Avenue two parking lot attendants played Strawberry Fields through their megaphone while trying to entice in some customers.
There were two entrances to the festival which undoubtedly alleviated traffic jams and the security did not go overboard in checking back packs and purses. Everything moved smoothly. The fest volunteers were super cool and helpful and thank God for the water stations. Centrally located and complete with attendants with smiling faces they made sure the masses were fully hydrated. Shaky Knees is the first large scale fest I have attended since moving from California last August. While I did not have entree to the photo pit I was surprised how little media seemed to be running around in there. In Cali, more often than not you are politely bumping elbows with all the photogs and at times it would get as crowded as the first few rows of the concert itself. Seeing the free flowing floor space at the Shaky Knees photo pit is in stark contrast to that paparazzi like free for all. That chill feeling really extended to the festival itself. It felt inclusive really. People of all ages attended and I would say the mid range age wise was probably 28-ish (or older) and maybe that is not surprising considering that part of the fest skewed toward's 90's/ early 2000's alt rock with era specific acts like Interpol, the Strokes, the Pixies, Mastodon, Wilco and Built To Spill. The age chasm was vast. Seriously, the youngest attendee was probably 3 years old and the oldest around 78. In fact, there was a fair share of older die hard couples who looked like they have probably attended hundreds of festivals in their day.
Having been to festivals where there was no shade in sight I so much appreciated the Shaky Knees site that encompassed a central park area as well as the parking lot off of the Civic Center. That parking lot was my least favorite area because the asphalt just seemed to absorb all the heat and any calming breeze seemed to stay away. The Ponce De Leon and Boulevard stages were situated in this hot zone. As I was packed in waiting to see Mac DeMarco (who I had met and chatted with very very briefly earlier in the day) the heat was downright oppressive and I must of been showing it because a sweet as hell guy in the Vip section passed me a 10 oz Coorslight. Saint Greg as he will forever be referred to, said "You really look like you could use this" and it was probably the best tasting beer I have ever downed. If that area was the most uncomfortable then the most chill venue was the gigantic field in front of the Peachtree stage. While the Vip section there may of been the largest, it only encroached on one side of the stage. The massive grass area which also contained a baseball field felt the most like a picnic area. There were groups of people playing Frisbee all three days, plus Hula hoop girls and hacky sackers. It felt like dozens of backyard parties taking place simultaneously. Backyard parties with killer entertainment. The outlining areas did have some trees and a lot of folks would sit in the shade and enjoy the scene while watching the acts on the two large jumbo tron sized video screens.
Taking a breather at Shaky Knees
Finding Shade at the Fest
Music fests are full of hard choices and this was especially the case at Shaky Knees as a lot of bands had the same set times. The following were some of my fav memories:
Mac DeMarco: The last time I saw Mac perform was at last year's Burgerama (in California) in front of probably 6000 screaming fans. The crowd at Shaky Knees was considerably smaller but just as enthusiastic. Mac and the boys were super affable and downright charming with their self deprecating sense of humor. The sound started off a little bumpy but the levels were quickly worked out. When Mac broke a string there was no guitar tech to remedy the situation but Mac plopped down on his butt and started re-stringing while the boys dove into an impromptu stupid funny version of "Yellow" by Coldplay. Their performance was like a huge stoner smile. Mac finished the set with "Still Together" and his now signature crowd surfing love fest. He was lovingly mauled, kissed, high fived and survived it all with a cigarette in his mouth.
The Pixies: There are so many amazing artists making incredible music today and I can't help but think that a majority of them have in some way been shaped (whether they realize it or not) by The Pixies. Some artists are so intrinsically creative that they stir ripples in the creative consciousness, become part of the musical fabric in a truly deep way. Charles Thompson's (Black Francis's) genius has always given birth to such provocative poetry and dressed up by the rest of the Pixies, the sound, the feeling, the whole entity is pretty mind blowing. It is no wonder that their art rock inspired so many of my other top artists like Bowie and Radiohead. While I have loved and admired the Pixies music and their legacy I had never seen them live until Shaky Knees and the experience was so amazing. It felt like I was hearing these wonderfully weird songs for the first time. At times I actually felt like crying. I became fast festival friends with those around me and one guy, in particular, Lance from North Carolina was so stoked to see the Pixies. I would guess he was in his early twenties and many of those going crazy and singing along were about his age. That in and of itself made me happy. Besides being blown away by the sheer strength of the music, it was performed so incredibly well. To hear David Lovering live is to really appreciate his prowess as a drummer. The same goes with Joey Santiago and his unique guitar style. I know Pixies true believers will consider what I am about to say blasphemy but I thought Paz Lenchantin on bass was just incredible and she created a great vibe, great energy. Black Francis was on his game. There was a false start on "What Goes Boom" from Indie Cindy and he just tossed the song away, didn't start over but just went onto something else. It felt kind of awkward, like a tiny temperamental cloud burst or maybe in his mind the moment had passed and it was time to move on. There wasn't any drama involved. It showed a certain bravado. It was a fait accompli moment. No second chances and I respected that notion. In any event, Black Francis absolutely killed it. The Pixies killed it. Their Shaky Knees performance was my favorite musical experience ever.
Built To Spill: If The Pixies are one of the pillars of Indie music they are on the art rock side then Built To Spill are on the hippie rock side, more organic, more green but also so incredibly important in shaping many of today's truly unique bands none more so than Modest Mouse. I had interviewed guitarist Brett Netson earlier in the week which was amazing and seeing him and Doug Martsch hit those sweet guitar sounds made everyone forget about the heat that day. They played a lot of classic songs and sprinkled in some new stuff off their latest album Untethered Moon including my favorite song on the album, "So" which was so incredibly beautiful. I had to pull myself away a bit early to find a spot at the Piedmont stage to see Interpol.
Interpol: If there was one performer who would surely not be wearing shorts in the heat it is Paul Banks. Interpol are consummate performers. Their music feels cool, almost muscular in tone due to Banks vocal performance. Post punk or New Wave or whatever, their songs sound timeless. The huge crowd sang along to all their favorites. Guitarist Daniel Kessler wore a full on suit and tie and did NOT sweat. How is this possible?
Fidlar: I have been covering and shooting these boys for years in LA. Somehow, quietly (or not so) and unbeknownst to me, Zach and the boys have blown up. Georgia went ga ga for these LA punkers and it was such a cool thing to witness, to feel. I mean Fidlar is always electric and kill it on stage but for some reason the ecstatic response from the crowd surprised me. I am so stoked for these guys.
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo (The Both): I have been secretly crushing on Aimee Mann for too many years to mention and I had seen Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at FYF in LA. I didn't know what to expect with both of them in this new incarnation. It was like Aimee and Ted met in the middle to create a blend of mellow indie folk and kind of post punk pop. They sounded great and like great friends joking around and bringing conversation back to the stage.
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Mini Mansions: I was eager to see Mini Mansions from LA mainly because of Michael Shuman. A multi-instrumentalist but mainly seen as the bass player (since 2007) for Queens of the Stone Age, he also played bass in Wires On Fire who I had the pleasure shooting as they "reunited" in 2013. Mini Mansions present their art pop in a new wave-ish sort of way and I love that. Some dufus who just didn't get it yelled "NICE fucking suits!" He was so far away I doubt they heard his idiocy.
Metz: I love 3 piece bands that play heavy loud music and Metz does just that. The lead singer / guitarist Alex Edkins looks unassuming like he would work at Urban Outfitters or some record store until he cranks up his guitar. The drums and bass collide to make a grungy, garage, punk, noise rock mix. It is salt in a wound and it is great.
Speedy Ortiz: Sadie Dupuis' poetry is encased in a grungy kind of indie rock that can get quite complex, tightly woven with a roller coaster of half-step progressions and twisted guitar lines. Speedy played songs largely off of Major Arcana and their latest Foil Deer. They sounded awesome. So awesome in fact that their performance felt a little static. A little.
The Strokes: Since the Pixies played right up until The Strokes start time (on day one) I could not stake out a place anywhere near the stage. In fact, I had to navigate through people everywhere. The Central park and surrounding areas, north, south, east and west was absolutely packed. Seeing them from so far was a little bit of a downer but they were electric as was the crowd response.
Dr. Dog: I had heard about the "Dr. Dog" experience from a true believer who could only say "They are sooooo good" and now I can finally relate. In some way the Dr. Dog vibe is like The Grateful Dead pressed through a Brian Wilson Pet Sound-ish filter.
Ride: There was a guy going nuts in the VIP section as we all waited for Ride. He was passionately pissed off that more people were not showing up to see the Oxford lads. He was screaming to all who would listen "This is fucking Ride maaaaan..... the best band in the world!" Then he babbled something about Radiohead and other bands. I must say, Ride did deserve a bigger audience (not that the crowd was that small) and they played an amazing set. I think the only reason there were not more people was that it was late on the last day and people were packing in to see Tame Impala.
Sooo many more Shaky Knees experiences. Halsey brought it. TV On The Radio played a cool set while mocking the drone that hovered over the audience. Bethany from Best Coast wished all moms a happy Mother's Day and Bob a happy birthday. They brought a big slice of California surf pop / punk to Georgia and I only wish they could of brought the cool California breeze as well. Ryan Adams is so genuine and cross blended genres to a huge crowd. Death From Above 1979 melted a lot of faces off as did Manchester Orchestra as did Mastodon. Wavves stirred in more California punk vibes and seriously have never sounded better. Palma Violets implanted visions of the Clash in my head... sounded a lot like them. Spiritualized long songs felt like lullabies as a blueberry Popsicle soothed my brain. Viet Cong were pretty rad and I had never heard of them until I saw them. Same with Kevin Devine. Surfer Blood was super chill. Haerts impressed everyone who saw them.
Shaky Knees was so incredibly immersive. My senses were so blitzed, so overloaded with creative sights and sounds that for days after I felt really really bored. It was so much fun and offered me memories to last a lifetime. I have no complaints except the fact that Brand New and The Pixies were playing at exactly the same time (why...... why Shaky Knees?). I am already looking forward to next year. Kudos and a thousand thanks to Tim Sweetwood and his army of talented folks who put on such a great festival.
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Phonics is instruction in the relationship between letters and speech sounds. The
goal of phonics is not that children be able to state the rules governing letter-sound
relationships. Rather, the purpose is to get across the alphabetic principle, the
principle that there are systematic relationships between letters and sounds. Phonics
ought to be conceived as a technique for getting children off to a fast start in
mapping the relationships between letters and sounds.
Critique of these paragraphs by Myrna McCulloch, Founder,
The Riggs Institute – a non-profit literacy agency incorporated in Nebraska in 1979.
"We agree with the first paragraph completely, however, it would have been most
helpful to make a distinction between what has commonly been taught as "phonics"
off and on for 60 years (part of the sounds of the letters of the alphabet, a few
common digraphs [th, sh, eh] and hundreds of "blends" [str, ld, nt, etc]), AND complete
"phonetics" which relates to the common spelling patterns needed to write the sounds
of English speech on paper (spell). They should have clarified what sounds and what
letter combinations are under discussion. The subject of the "great debate" is not
defined in this document.
Later note: I now believe there is evidence that these facts have never been
It follows that phonics instruction should aim to teach only the most important
and regular of letter-to-sound relationships, because this is the sort of instruction
that will most directly lay bare the alphabetic principle. Once the basic relationships
have been taught, the best way to get children to refine and extend their knowledge
of letter-sound correspondences is through repeated opportunities to read. If this
position is correct, then much phonics instruction is overly subtle and probably
unproductive. For instance, many reading programs not only teach the speech sounds
represented by the letters b, l, and r, but then they go on to directly teach the
sounds associated with bl as in black and
as in break. This instruction is provided even to children who can read words containing
bl and
We agree except that we believe the Commission should have included the writing
and spelling of words (in addition to reading) as a method of "practicing" the phonics
instruction children have been given. A maxim for good teaching says that children
should be taught a limited number of "facts" in a given period of time, and then
be allowed and encouraged to practice them in a "variety of ways" until they are
Perhaps writing and spelling were not included in the scope of work for this synthesis
of the research.
Thus, a number of reading programs, including ones not known for providing intensive
phonics, try to teach too many letter-sound relationships and phonics instruction
drags out over too many years. These programs seem to be making the dubious assumption
that exposure to a vast set of phonics relationships will enable a child to produce
perfect pronunciations of words. The more reasonable assumption is that phonics
can help the child come up with approximate pronunciations candidates that have
to be checked to see whether they match words known from spoken language that fit
in the context of the story being read.
We would add that most phonics instruction is not accomplished soon enough but the
glaring omission in the research to date doesn't acknowledge that English-speaking
beginning children can already pronounce and comprehend somewhere between 4000 and
24,000 words according to experts Jeanne Chall, Rudolph Flesch and Robert Seashore.
The average basal program expected a child to "sight memorize" about 375 short words
in Grade 1. Whole language programs have lengthened the words to insure higher interest
and an expanded vocabulary, but primarily use repetition and sight memorization
to teach the words. Again, these authors do not mention that the first task of teaching
reading should not be the comprehension and pronunciation of the words they already
have in their spoken vocabularies. The first task is teaching them to put in print
(spell) and recognize in print (read) what they can already say and listen to with
comprehension. We find that auditory, verbal, visual and motor tactile cognitive
developmental sub-skills are more efficiently taught by applying "explicit" phonetics
first to a dictated spelling list which students then "read" in preparation for
writing and reading their own original sentences.
There are essentially two approaches to phonics instruction -- explicit phonics
and implicit phonics." The following discussion will address only the major differences
between the two approaches. In practice, there are similarities in the instructional
strategies used in explicit and implicit phonics programs as well as differences
among explicit programs and among implicit programs.
Here they are talking about the "general" differences between "explicit" and "implicit"
phonics programs. Please note that explicit and implicit are used, not explicitly
and implicitly, which carry quite another meaning.
In explicit phonics instruction, the sounds associated with letters are identified
in isolation and then "blended" together to form words. For example, the teacher
may write the letter s on the chalkboard and tell the children that the letter makes
the sound /s/, or point to the s in the word sat and say that it begins with /s/."
During a typical explicit phonics lesson, the children will be asked to produce
the sounds of letters that appear in isolation and in words."
The blending process (teaching the student to pay strict attention to the individual
"sounds" which make up words - not necessarily single letters) can be "introduced"
through dictated spelling and "practiced" and "reinforced" during the reading of
isolated phoneme/graphemes, then single words, and then sentences.
A critical step in explicit phonics instruction is blending the isolated sounds
of letters to produce words. To help children blend the sounds in the word sit,
for example, a teacher may begin by pointing to each letter and asking the children
to say the separate sounds, /s/ /i/ /t/. Next the teacher may model blending by
extending the sounds /ssiit/ and then collapsing the sounds together to yield sit.
We agree; this step is critical. Even children who can write and spell the sounds
they are hearing individually will sometimes have difficulty in the beginning when
they begin to decode or "read" the same words aloud or silently. These children
need constant aural reinforcement. We carefully build "automaticity" by blending
and reading 6 new spelling words a day until a "sight" vocabulary is established.
This may sound contradictory, but it is not a whole word memorization process, but
rather automaticity arrived at through the application of complete phonetics and
some 47 rules of spelling, plurals and syllabication, blending and practice.
"Blending may seem simple to an adult who already knows how to read, but in fact
it is a difficult step for many children. Until a child gets over this hurdle, learning
the sounds of individual letters and groups of letters will have diminished value.
Research indicates that teachers who spend more than average amounts of time on
blending produce larger than average gains on first- and second-grade reading achievement
tests." Regrettably, an analysis of published reading programs concluded that several
incorporate procedures for teaching blending that are unlikely to be effective with
many children."
Blending is hampered most by the fact that children are not first taught the sounds
in isolation (by holding the breath as they are said) and that, most often the consonants
are taught as buh, cuh, duh, ruh, tuh, etc. which carries over into the blending/reading
process. If one sounds out "luh" "ow" "duh," it does not yield the word "loud" for
many students because it contains two extra "uh" sounds. The vowel /u/ and the diphthong
/ou/ have the only legitimate "uh" sound in English. The belief that sounds cannot
be heard or said, in isolation, especially the hard consonant sounds, is held, generally,
by those who haven't tried it by simply "holding their breath." We do need to emphasize
practice in blending, however, we should be aware that whatever "phonemic awareness"
a beginning child has can be destroyed by teaching consonant blends (str, ld, sm)
as single component parts of English words. They really represent two or more of
the separate phoneme/ grapheme representations needed for correct spelling.
In implicit phonics instruction, the sound associated with a letter is never supposed
to be pronounced in isolation. Instead, in an implicit program the teacher mug t
write a list of words on the board such as sand, soft, slip, and ask the children
what all the words have in common. When the letter name s has been elicited, the
teacher would tell the children that, "The letter s stands for the sound you hear
at the beginning of sand, soft, and slip." To figure out the sound of a letter in
a word to be read, children receiving implicit phonics instruction may be told,
"This word begins with the letter s, so you know the word begins with the sound
for s" or "think about other words you know that begin with the same letter."57
Implicit phonics taught in whole language programs attempts to get children to zero
in on the "sound" the letters make in individual words rather than getting them
to produce the symbol(s) – letter and letter combinations – separately, which stand
for the English speech sounds they can already say, put into words and use in sentences
which they comprehend. In 1996, there is a great emphasis placed on teaching "phonemic
awareness." But it must be accompanied by "graphemic awareness" unless we want perpetual
"invented" spellers. How does the phoneme /oo/ in food relate to the same phoneme
in due, dew, do, fruit, through, you, shoe, two and neutral??
How is phonics taught in this country? No large-scale descriptions are available,
but the fact that the most widely-used reading programs employ implicit phonics
instruction suggests that this is the most prevalent way. However, classroom observation
suggests that some teachers, at least, may not always follow the principles of implicit
phonics. In a recent study, several first-grade teachers ostensibly using one or
another implicit phonics program were observed."58 Contrary to the recommendations
in the teachers' manuals, they all produced the separate sounds of consonants and
vowels apart from words. When asked why they did this, the teachers gave similar
explanations. In the words of one of them, "That's how they hear it [the speech
sound] best."
Phonics instruction in most schools comes only from incidentally teaching implicit
phonics in whole language programs or other literature and composition-based programs.
The latest proposal -- to go back to the workbooks -- which also cannot teach explicit
phonics or phonemic awareness, will not solve the problem. Remedial programs which
use whole language -- one-on-one -- for a few children will not solve the underlying
problem at primary levels.
Later note: Phonemic awareness/decodable text programs are still without
the proper basis in complete phonetics and the reading materials do not address
students' spoken, comprehensible vocabularies. The public now "thinks" they are
getting real phonics; nothing could be further from the truth.
Analyses have revealed some specific problems with both implicit and explicit phonics.
A problem with implicit phonics is that it places stress on an ability called "phonemic
segmentation." This is the ability to identify separate speech sounds in spoken
words. There is evidence that many young children cannot extract an individual sound
from hearing it within a word." This ability may depend upon already having learned
something about the sounds associated with the separate letters. For instance, children
who do not already have some idea of the sounds of the letters in sit may not be
able to single out the short /i/ sound when they hear the word spoken. Hence, when
the teacher tells the children that the letter i, "has the sound you hear in the
middle of sit," they may not be able to make the connection. Ironically, therefore,
implicit phonics may actually presuppose what it is supposed to teach.59
On the other hand, a problem with explicit phonics is that both teachers and children
have a difficult time saying pure speech sounds in isolation. The b sound becomes
/huh/, for instance. When figuring out a new word, the child who has been taught
the sounds of letters in isolation may produce /buh-ah-tuh/ and never recognize
that the word is bat. This problem may be more hypothetical than real, since there
does not appear to be evidence that hearing or producing imprecise speech sounds
is an actual obstacle to figuring out words, provided that the words are ones the
children know from their spoken language and the words are encountered in a meaningful
Apparently, research has not covered the teaching of "pure" sounds by holding the
breath or, these reviewers have missed it; otherwise, of course, they are quite
right, and that is what is happening. These reviewers do come close to saying that
pronunciation is not the main problem in the beginning. If a word such as "button"
is in the child's speaking vocabulary (and it would be) the first problem is to
teach him how to spell it and recognize it in print rather than how to pronounce
or comprehend it. He already knows that part. We think that much of the opposition
to phonics involves itself with this exact point. The anti-phonics people began
thinking that phonics was unreliable after the 1940's when the schwa was added to
many American dictionaries, and we could legitimately say "uh" for the vowels a,
e, i and o in unstressed syllables. If we have been talking about teaching phonics
to arrive at pronunciation only, we believe these critics are correct. Phonetics,
for precise speech and correct spelling, with accurate rules, is a much more reliable
tool for correct spelling; e.g. we say, "ugenst" but think and write "a gainst"
for correct spelling. Then, there are regionalisms; how do you teach children in
Boston to spell idea, Florida and Cuba? Surely, not the way they "say" it. Rudolph
Flesch somehow forgot to mention these important details in his dissertations on
the subject and we pro-phonics types have been trying to live them down ever since.
Likewise, the more recent Hooked on Phonics folks have not served to enlighten people
on the subject.
"All that phonics can be expected to do is help children get approximate pronunciations.
These must be "tried out" to determine whether recognizable words have been produced
that make sense in the context. When the process is working smoothly, it is not
likely, for instance, that in the course of reading a story about pets a child would
read "...dogs and cuh-ah-tuhs. "60
Some authorities fear that a heavy emphasis on explicit phonics will interfere with
the development of skill in meaningful, constructive reading. One basis for this
fear comes from the analysis of children's errors during oral reading. Oral reading
errors provide a window into what is going on inside children's heads as they read,
Research suggests that first graders taught through an explicit phonics approach
make more nonsense errors than other children." These are errors that either are
not words in English or are English words that make no sense in the story being
If the blending and oral reading sessions are not thorough enough or take place
in classrooms with a wide range of abilities and reduced time frames -- particularly
beginning vocabulary and speech levels, huge problems can be expected. We practice
this blending, for fluency, in the spelling lists – all students working simultaneously.
Other authorities contend that nonsense errors made by beginning readers are merely
an indication that children are trying to use information about letters and sounds.
Research does suggest that making these errors is a stage that will pass once more
fluency is developed and the children have learned to make use of all of the information
available about a word's pronunciation and meaning." A recent study found that by
the time they had reached the third grade, children who had begun in the first grade
with intensive, explicit phonics were making no more nonsense errors than other
We should not hold children responsible for reading to us until we teach them precisely
how to do it. First attempt reading success is critical for it sets a positive self-esteem
pattern; a non-threatening program for all students can begin with "reading" from
what they have correctly spelled and written themselves. Marilyn Adams says, "Spelling
enhances proficiency." If the spelling is incorrect, how can that enhance reading
ability? We think that the evidence is in that practicing wrongly in initial instruction
does not automatically transfer to correct simply because we would like it to. Encouraging
invented spelling is the road to programmed illiteracy for many children.
Phonics instruction in general has been criticized for leading children away from
meaning." Probably, this is not an inherent flaw of either explicit or implicit
phonics. It may, however, be a flaw in the design of particular programs. Quite
likely the problem is simply a byproduct of the false dichotomy between phonics
and meaning that has dominated the field of reading for so many years. In an excess
of zeal to get phonics across, some programs introduce the sounds of many letters
before providing opportunities to use what has been learned in reading words in
sentences and stories.
Teaching comprehension and teaching phonics are two different things. We have already
said that children comprehend far ahead of their print skills, however, we believe
that comprehension and analytical thinking must be stressed, along with phonics,
from the very beginning. We do so, orally at first, through dictated handwriting
instruction, and by the use of reason and explanation as we teach phonetics and
the rules of spelling as well as always using spelling words in context. Students
hear modeling of correct sentences, then practice reading their spelling words and
use them, both orally and in writing, in complete sentences that they comprehend.
In the middle of Grade I, they begin to analyze them for grammar and syntax which
also aids comprehension.
Which works better, then, explicit or implicit phonics? When the criterion is children's
year-to-year gains on standardized reading achievement tests, the available research
does not permit a decisive answer, although the trend of the data favors explicit
"The trend of the data favors explicit phonics." None of the basal or whole language
programs, with or without workbooks, teach explicit phonics. Explicit is used as
an adjective, not an adverb, in BNR. There is quite a difference.
In the judgment of the Commission, isolating the sounds associated with most letters
and teaching children to blend the sounds of letters together to try to identify
words are useful instructional strategies. These are the strategies of explicit
phonics. However, research provides insufficient justification for strict adherence
to either overall philosophy. Probably, the best strategy would draw from both approaches.
For example, the sounds of some letters such as r, which are especially difficult
to produce correctly in isolation, might be introduced best using the implicit approach.
The letter "r" is quite simple to pronounce if the teacher simply uses the first
sound in any word which begins with r. It is said with a partial obstruction of
the vocal chords. For some unknown reason, many teachers teach that r says "er"
or "ruh" which are both incorrect. The sound "er" is one of the 42 elementary sounds
of English but should be taught with five common spellings as in "her, nurse, first,
works and early.
Further, letter-sound relationships should always be lavishly illustrated with words.
These provide concrete exemplars for what can otherwise be confusing, abstract rules.
When children are encouraged to think of other words they know with similar spellings
when they encounter a word they cannot readily identify, they are probably helped
to develop the adult strategy of decoding unknown words by analogy with ones that
are known." This is a strong feature of the implicit approach, which is intrinsically
word based. Of course, explicit phonics programs do illustrate letter-sound relationships
with words, but the instruction in some of these programs would be strengthened
if more attention were paid to systematically providing words to serve as concrete
Teaching key words, directly with the sound/symbol relationships is not "explicit"
phonics; we believe it slows down the decoding process - neurologically speaking
- just as the use of letter names and capital letter formation -- in beginning instruction
- does. We agree that children should practice phonics skills in words (spelling,
then reading) reinforcing what they have learned.
We agree; our first graders have 850 words in their spelling notebooks which they
can read, write, spell and use in correct oral and written sentences which they
analyze for grammar and syntax. They learn punctuation, capitalization, prefixes,
suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, homographs and homonyms. We teach 100 Latin and Greek
roots in the middle of grade two. Best of all, our students learn to think and have
high self-esteem. They know they do not have to guess!
In summary, the purpose of phonics is to teach children the alphabetic principle.
The goal is for this to become an operating principle so that young readers consistently
use information about the relationship between letters and sounds and letters and
meanings to assist in the identification of known words and to independently figure
out unfamiliar words. Research evidence tends to favor explicit phonics. However,
the "ideal" phonics program would probably incorporate features from implicit phonics
as well. The Commission believes that the approaches to phonics recommended in programs
available today fall considerably short of the ideal, and we call for renewed efforts
to improve the quality of instructional design, materials, and teaching strategies.
The purpose of phonics instruction is to teach the alphabetic principle --
how sounds 'map' to standard bookprint. But how can this be done when "what" sound/symbol
relationships to teach hasn't entered the debate for almost 60 years and has never
been researched? Sadly, Becoming a Nation of Readers did not examine:
There is inadequate research on both of these important details, OR this critical
information was left out of this synthesis of research for unknown reasons.
The right maxims for phonics are: Do it early. Keep it simple. Except in cases of
diagnosed individual need, phonics instruction should have been completed by the
end of the second grade.
Grade 1 - up, Riggs teaches virtually all phonics (phonemes and graphemes)
for correct spelling in 4 of the first 9 weeks of instruction. If done explicitly,
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Internet has become so intrinsic to our lives today that we cannot imagine our lives without it. Everything, virtually everything is available online at the click of a mouse and we need not step out of our homes. Brilliant as it sounds, it is definitely very tricky as well.
I mean, we can order the things we want to but at the same time one needs to be cautious about the quality of the product which we otherwise would have checked physically.
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To this effect, it is better to plan the purchase with all ingredients on mind, brand if possible chosen already. Eventually once we are habitual, online purchase gets easier. If, however we need to purchase something like a makeup product may be a lipstick or a compact, it is still easier by knowing the brand and color. However, we need to be very particular about the type and brand when buying a foundation or concealers.
We should not get carried away with the color or packaging shown on the website as these are all treated and the pictures are usually arbitrary. To avoid this, we must ensure to buy a product which we are sure about.
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Though it's pretty easy otherwise and most websites are prudent enough to provide quality products, with brands supporting your purchase. You should, take care of the options available to filter your purchase for example, skin type, color tone, price filters etc. Though the convenience of not having to step out is quite attractive, returning the product bought online and buying again can be a little problematic, hence it is better to be watchful while ordering itself and avoid such snags.
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Also, when the product comes to you, which is usually at a quicker pace, like in 2-3 days time, you should firstly check the expiry date of the product received. We check it while buying from a shop but we often miss it while buying products online. To avoid it, we must ensure that we order and pick our products ourselves. While ordering online, always ensure you choose a delivery slot to receive it yourself so that the product is checked right there and then and if the need be, it can be arranged for an immediate return.
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My kids are starting to request specific menu items which I love. Punk requested my mashed potatoes with gravy. She specified that I must make the gravy. Today Lil G requested I makes "doodles" when I was talking about what to make so I will make noodles this week.
Monday--beef stroganoff
Tuesday--pork ribs in the crock pot with corn on the cob and rice
Wednesday--mini meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy with salad
Friday--BLT's with tomatoes from our garden with side
We had a very busy week last week with Bible School every evening for Punk. I had a work event on Wednesday and Y had a work picnic on Thursday. We went camping this weeknd with friends. It was so fun but another tiring weekend.
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Evo 2009 confirmed for Las Vegas in July
Evo 2009 will take place on July 17-19 in Las Vegas, the event's confirmed. The tournament-heavy gathering focuses solely on fighting games, the roster this year including Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Soulcalibur IV, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core and Street Fighter III: Third Strike. There's […]
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Soulcalibur IV sells 2 million units
According to this CNG4U translation, Namco's announced 2 million Soulcalibur IV sales. The game's been on sale for a week, releasing on July 29 in North America, July 31 in Japan and August 1 in Europe. Chart-Track confirmed the fighter as a UK number one this week.
Soulcalibur IV tops UK chart
Chart-Track figures show souls-and-swords fighter Soulcalibur IV entered the UK software charts at the number one position for the week ending August 2. Movie tie-in WALL-E fell to fourth place from second, and Dr Kawashima's Brain Training is still in the charts after all this time, holding onto a generous ninth place. Lego Indiana Jones: […]
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Speaking to MSXbox World, Soulcalibur IV director Katsutoshi Sasaki has said there are no plans to bring Vader to the fighter's 360 version or Yoda back the other way, despite the fact an amazingly authentic movie leaked last week suggests he may be talking porky pies. "There is no plan for that so far," he […]
Soulcalibur IV gets 35/40 in Famitsu
According to this CNG4U piece, Famitsu's given Soulcalibur IV a bone-crunching 35/40. The game's releasing on August 1 in the UK, and is looking fine from where we're standing. Anyone that wants to play us online will, of course, lose. Let us know if you fancy it.


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