Difference between revisions of "Phonics"
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| − | '''Phonics''' consists of reading based on phonetic building blocks of language, rather than trying to memorize full words and reading based on recognition of words. Having learned the various English sounds (''phonemes''), then the letters they correspond to, children are then able to read many English words. | + | '''Phonics''' consists of reading based on phonetic building blocks of language, rather than trying to memorize full words and reading based on recognition of words. Having learned the various English sounds (''phonemes''), then the letters they correspond to, children are then able to read many English words. The term may be used to describe two methods of teaching, "synthetic" and "analytic" phonics. Although many educators generally use a blend of the two methods, synthetic phonics is the most widesporead and produces the best results. |
Under '''phonics''', once a child learns the basic and simple phonetic building blocks, the child can read any word and any book. [[Public schools]] have typically taught a "look and say" or word recognition approach to reading, which limits the child to reading only words that the child knows. | Under '''phonics''', once a child learns the basic and simple phonetic building blocks, the child can read any word and any book. [[Public schools]] have typically taught a "look and say" or word recognition approach to reading, which limits the child to reading only words that the child knows. | ||
Revision as of 17:31, May 10, 2008
Phonics consists of reading based on phonetic building blocks of language, rather than trying to memorize full words and reading based on recognition of words. Having learned the various English sounds (phonemes), then the letters they correspond to, children are then able to read many English words. The term may be used to describe two methods of teaching, "synthetic" and "analytic" phonics. Although many educators generally use a blend of the two methods, synthetic phonics is the most widesporead and produces the best results.
Under phonics, once a child learns the basic and simple phonetic building blocks, the child can read any word and any book. Public schools have typically taught a "look and say" or word recognition approach to reading, which limits the child to reading only words that the child knows.
One reason homeschoolers perform better than public school students on tests is because homeschoolers learn how to read with phonics in higher percentages than public school students do.
The basic skills taught through phonics are:
- Learning the letter sounds
- Learning letter formation
- Blending
- Identifying sounds in words