3+-+Phonics

Phonics: **

Phonics is a part of word work. Phonics concentrates on the relationship of sounds and letters that are used when reading and writing. It is a strategy that helps children with spelling and word recognition. Phonics also involves an understanding of the alphabetic principle. The alphabetic principle relates to the concept that spoken language is made up of sounds. Each letter, in the alphabetic principle, has a specific sound. The English Alphabet has 26 letters which corresponds to around 44 sounds or phonemes. When these sounds are put together, they form words. (Hill, 2006, p.208) “The most important idea when teaching phonics is to promote an air of investigation and exploration in order to encourage children to solve the phonics puzzle” (Hill, 2006, p.227). Phonics is a great way to help you read and spell words that you don’t know.