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Phonics
Instruction |
Phonics
instruction involves helping children learn the relationship between
written letters and spoken sounds. The foundation of phonics is
learning letter sounds or groups of letters and their pronunciations.
Development of fluency and comprehension
depend on the ability of the reader to recognize letters and spelling
patterns, and to ultimately read words efficiently and automatically. |
Phonics
knowledge needs to include: |
Alphabet letter recognition and knowledge of letter sounds |
Knowledge
about sounds associated with consonant blends and digraphs |
Recognition
of short and long vowel sounds and spelling patterns |
| Ability
to recognize root or base words, and to identify common prefixes
and suffixes |
Ability
to read compound and multisyllabic words |