Words in Colour

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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]

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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]

Caleb Gattegno created a phonic chart named Fidel™. [6] Its purpose is to teach children how to correlate different sounds with letters.

Colours

Colours of Diagraphs
Letters and GroupsIPAColour
t, tt, te, ed, d, tte, pt, bt, ct, cht, th, phth, 't/t/Dark Magenta
w, wh, u, o/w/Cyan
m, mm, me, mb, lm, gm, mn, 'm/m/Crimson
a, e, u, o, i, ou, io, oi, iou, oa, eou, eo, ia, ai, ie, ei, au, iu, ea, eau, ah, ough, he, y/ə/Yellow
s, ss, se, 's, c, ce, sc, st, sw, ps, sce, sse, sch, sth, tz/s/Light Green
o, oe, ow, owe, oa, ou, ew, oh, ough, eau, oo, au, eo, ot/oʊ/Brown to Teal
p, pp, pe, ph, bp/p/Maroon
s, ss, se, 's, z, zz, ze, x, si, thes, sth/z/Purple
f, ff, fe, ph, gh, lf, ft, ffe, pph/f/Lavender
r, rr, re, wr, rh, rps, rp, rt, rrh, rre, lo, 're/ɹ/Orange
h, wh, j/h/Light Blue
l, ll, le, lle, 'll/l/Navy
e, ee, ea, y, ie, ei, i, eo, ey, ay, oe, ae, is/i/Red
v, f, ve, lve, ph, 've/v/Ochre
th, the, h, t, phth/θ/Canary
th, the/ð/Pink
g, gg, gu, gh, gue, ckgu/ɡ/Gray
u, o, a, ou, oo, oe/ʌ/Light Yellow
d, dd, de, ed, ld, 'd, t, tt/d/Green
e, ea, a, u, ai, ay, ie, eo, ei, ae/ɛ/Blue
b, bb, be, bu, pb/b/Dark Green
a, au, ai, i/æ/Light Pink
i, y, o, ey, a, ay, u, ui, e, ee, ia, ai, ie, ei, ea, hi, ae, hea, is, ois/ɪ/Magenta
s, z, ge, t/ʒ/Azure
n, nn, ne, kn, gn, pn, mn, gne, in, on, dne, nd, ln/n/Violet
o, a, ho, oh, ow, eau/ɒ/White
y, i, j, u/j/Rose
u, e, o, i, ea, ou, y/ɚ/Light Red-Pink
o, a, au, aw, awe, ough, oa, augh, oo, ou, hau, ho, ao, oi, owa/ɔ/Light Brown
a, ea, ah, aa, au, e/ɑ/Dark Purple
k, kk, ke, ck, c, cc, ch, lk, qu, que, che, cqu, cch, co, kh/k/Orange-Yellow
o, oo, ew, ou, ui, u, oe, ue, eu, ough, wo, ieu/u/Dark Teal
a, ai, ea, e, ei, hei, ae, aye, ayo, ey/ɛə/Teal
oo, ou, u, o/ʊ/Grayish Blue
m/m̩/Yellow to Crimson
n/n̩/Yellow to Violet
's/əz/Yellow to Purple
l, le, 'll/l̩/Yellow to Blue
wh/ʍ/Light Blue to Teal
r, re, 're/ɹ̩/Yellow to Orange
u, you, eu/jɚ/Light Red-Pink to Grayish Blue
o, a, au, oa, oo, ou, ho, ao, oi, owa/ɔː/Brown
sh, ch, t, s, ss, c, sch, sc, che/ʃ/Light Teal
ch, tch, t, c, che/tʃ/Dark Magenta
ng, n, ngue, nd/ŋ/Grayish Yellow
I, i, y, ie, ye, igh, eye, eigh, is, ais, ei, aye/aɪ/White to Pink
a, ai, ay, ey, ei, eigh, ea, aigh, et, ae, au, e, ee/eɪ/Blue to Pink
u, you, ew, iew, eau, ue, ieu, ewe, yew, hu, eu, eue/ju/Pink to Green
ou, hou, ow, ough/aʊ/Purple to Teal
oi, oy, aw/ɔɪ/Brown to Pink
oi/wɑ/Teal to Purple
o/wʌ/Teal to Yellow
j, g, d, dge, ge, gg, dg, dj/dʒ/Green to Blue
qu, cqu/kw/Orange to Teal
x, xe, cc, xc/ks/Orange to Green
x/ɡz/Gray to Purple
x/kʃ/Orange to Blue
x/ɡʒ/Gray to Blue

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Bibliography

References

  1. Brenda Hopkin (November 1964). "Eight Hours to Literacy". Schools and College.
  2. "Words in Colour Catalogue". The Cuisenaire Company. 1973.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. Sister Caterina, O.P. "Words in Colour for the Deaf". Educational Explorers.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Experiments and Innovations in Education (1–9). Unesco Press: 18–20. 1973.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Gattegno, Caleb (c. 1977). "The English fidel". Archived from the original on January 13, 2025 at 11:20:56 AM UTC.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)