Phonics

=** Phonics **= Phonics is one part of learning to read and write. The letter and sound relationships are important for both reading and writing. Phonics involves instruction in the sound-letter relationships used in reading and writing. Phonics involves an understanding of the alphabetic principle and the idea that the spoken language is made up of sounds that can be related to written letters. Phonics can help in teaching young children to make different relationships between the sounds of letters and then going on to spelling the actual word. Phonics consists of five stages, Letters of the alphabet, onset and rime word families, blends, digraphs, other letters combinations and structural analysis. (Hill, 2006, pp 208-225). There are many different approaches to teaching phonics. Many teachers combine aspects of different approaches in their phonics program. The different approaches are; syntax; visual, auditory, kinesthetic and tactile or VAKT phonics; analytic phonics, analogy, word study, making words; whole to part phonics and embedded phonics approaches. (Hill, 2006, pg 265). Phonics can also be taught in shared book and guided reading, modelled, shared and guided writing. Different phonics activities provide children with practice on what they know and the sound letter relationships.



(Hill, S 2006, //Developing Early Literacy: Assessment and teaching,// Eleanor Curtain Publishing, Prahran) A for Apple picture - http://ldt.stanford.edu/~yhkok/masters/learningproblem.htm Picture cards picture - http://www.synthetic-phonics.com/ ABC picture - http://www.englishrescue.com/content/phonics/index.php