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The Four-Part Processor in action

PHONICS

What do the four processors do when confronted with a word?

spell the word 'kicked'

Phonological Processor

  • There are 4 phonemes are heard in the word ‘kicked’
  • /k/i/k/t/
  • The middle vowel sound is short.

Orthographic Processor

  • The letters <ck> never appear at the start of a word.
  • The initial letters, <ki>, are plausible here but <ci> are not.

Meaning/morphological Processor

  • 'kicked' = past tense
  • Base word is 'kick'. To strike with the foot.
  • To mark the past tense, the letters <-ed> are needed and not the letter <t>.

Meaning Processor

Context Processor

  • Does <kicked> make sense in the context of this sentence?

Context Processor

Back to the Meaning Processor...

  • 'kicked' = past tense
  • Base word is 'kick'.
  • to strike with the foot [nice kick!]
  • to function with vitality and energy [alive and kicking]
  • to recoil when fired [his shoulder ached from the shotgun kick]
  • to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates [just for kicks]
  • to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race [the final kick made all the difference]
  • to remove from a position or status [kicked off the team]
  • to heap reproaches upon (oneself) [don't kick yourself]
  • to free oneself of something [kick the habit]
  • the point at which something has been totally exhausted [dude, this keg is kicked]
  • not to be confused with 'kicks' [sneakers/shoes]

The keg is kicked.

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