| Phonics derives from the Roman text 'The | | | | in tool.f. Vowel Consonant followed by e make the |
| doctrine of Littera which states that a letter | | | | long letter sound. For example a as in bake, i as in |
| (littera) consists of a sound (potestas), a written | | | | hike, o as in cone, e as in theme, u as in cute.g. R |
| symbol (figura) and a name (nomen). This forms | | | | controlled vowels are where the vowel letter |
| the backbone of traditional phonics. Phonics is a | | | | followed by an R has a different sound to its |
| way of teaching students to read and write a | | | | regular pattern. Examples are, car, horn, her, bird, |
| language. It involves teaching how to connect the | | | | and burn.h. The 'le' syllable at the end of words is |
| sounds of spoken English with letters of groups of | | | | silent such as in the word 'little'. |
| letters and how to blend the letters and sounds | | | | Consonant Phonics Patterns Consonant Digraphs |
| together to read words. | | | | are spellings where two letters are used to |
| Phonics is a widely used system for teaching | | | | represent a consonant phoneme or sound such as |
| reading in the English speaking world. The teacher | | | | ch, sh, ph. Letter combinations for wr and kn are |
| must teach the students phonic rules and patterns | | | | also consonant digraphs although they are often |
| about how to decode words. Although the | | | | called silent letters. |
| patterns are inconsistent in some cases 75% of | | | | Because of the complexity ot the English language |
| rules are reliable. | | | | there is much debate over whether phonics |
| Phonic Patterns - Vowels a. Short Vowels are the | | | | should or should not be taught to beginning |
| five letters a,e,i,o,u and they produce the sounds | | | | readers or indeed at all. |
| a as in cat, o as in hot, u as in cup, e as in bet, i | | | | Research shows that phonic instruction improves |
| as in sit.b. Long Vowels are pronounced as in the | | | | children's ability to identify words. Studies in the |
| letter names of the vowels such; the a in baby, | | | | US and in the UK have shown that phonics is an |
| the e as in meter, i as in tiny, o as in broken, u as | | | | effective method to teach reading from the start |
| in humour.c. Schwa is an indistinct sound of a | | | | and for all children who are having reading |
| vowel such as in the word lesson where the 'o' | | | | difficulty. Phonics also benefits all ages in learning |
| says uh. It is not always taught as a distinct | | | | to spell. |
| phonic principle but some educators think is should | | | | 'Simple Phonics' is an easy to follow e-book |
| be as it is such an important part of the english | | | | written by a teacher and parent which will show |
| language.d. Dipthongs are two adjacent vowel | | | | you how to teach phonics to your child. It shows |
| sounds occurring within the same syllable. For | | | | you that phonics and teaching reading is not |
| example boy, cow, eye.e. Vowel Digraphs are | | | | rocket science and gives you the confidence to |
| spelling patterns where two letters are used to | | | | teach your child yourself. |
| represent the vowel sound such as ai in sail, oo as | | | | |