Magnet-Man
The Power of Magnet-Man
The Magnet-Man program helps learners develop independent reading,
writing and spelling skills.
Philosophy
Every school child is capable of:
• learning all the English letter names and sounds and some basic/pass
words in their first year of school.
• distinguishing between letter sounds and names,
• making sense of word based texts.
Rationale
Children love comics (because of the pictures)
Children love superheroes (because they have powers, they are strong,
they help people and provide role models)
Children are interested in power issues (they have experience of the
power of parents, siblings, teachers and imaginary characters)
Children (especially boys) like action figures, codes, passwords,
mazes, maps)
Children like audio and visual presentations (tv, computer, game boy,
movies, latest craze)
Children use aural language as their first form of communication (comic
links the spoken to the written)
Children learn to read through a highly visual fun medium (popular
culture)
An all inclusive product
Magnet Man is unique in the way in which it is:
• Exciting
• Multi-sensory
• Integrated
• Imaginative
• Scaffolded
• Engaging
• An Accelerant for Learning
• Visually powerful
• Game's based
• Kinesthetically active
• An aid to self esteem
• Aurally rhythmic
All of the Magnet-Man resources are marked with this symbol:
They can be found on the following pages: Learning
to Read - HFW, Desk
and Wall Charts, Learning
about the Alphabet, Phonics
- Alphabet Sounds, Phonics
- Word Families, Learning
to Spell - Alphabet Sounds and Literacy
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