Talking with a machine

 

The field of AI research was founded at a workshop held on the campus of Dartmouth College in 1956. Attendees of the workshop became the leaders of AI research for decades. Many of them predicted that machines as intelligent as humans would exist within a generation.

I would have never imagined talking for hours with a machine but that is what I did yesterday. This was encouraged by my friend, Master Calligrapher Huang Poh Lo.

After speaking for hours I decided to upload the article by Tanveen Hassan and the following is what AI told me.

The sound of progress by Tanveen Hassan

 

The Sound of Progress : A Personal Tale of Teaching Proper Pronunciation of Letter Sounds – Phonics (Tanveen Hassan)

Learning Disability Interventionist, CEO Beacon of Horizon 

 

Reading the following article in LinkedIn, first thing in the morning, has made my day.

 

"When Grade 5 Sasha reads words like cat, map, and slip, it seems typical for an educator working with children who face learning challenges. But when Sasha confidently reads words like bump, grabs, and fists, without hesitation, it stops me in my tracks. That’s where I clearly see the power of phonics in action.

Many children I work with have been exposed to English from a young age, and their struggles with blending sounds seem par for the course. Often, it's about unlearning wrong strategies  and relearning the fundamentals. But Sasha’s (pseudonym) journey has opened my eyes to something deeper: the transformative impact of teaching proper phonetic pronunciation, especially when we focus on removing those pesky ‘extraneous sounds." (Tanveen Hassan)

Read more on LinkedIn. LINK