Synthetic Phonics…fast, efficient and effective
The Synthetic Phonics approach has been available for some time but it is only recently that its value has been sufficiently appreciated.The UK government has now insisted on all schools using the Synthetic Phonics for the teaching of early reading and spelling. Other governments in the rest of the English speaking world are rapidly coming to the same conclusion.
Synthetic Phonics is an awkward technical name that has nothing to do with being artificial!
It is the synthesizing or blending of phonemes (sounds) to make a word and enable children to read. The process of reading with Synthetic Phonics involves decoding or 'breaking' words into separate phonemes that can be blended together to read a written word. On the other hand, the process of spelling requires children to identify all the phonemes in a word and then use their knowledge of the phonetic code to write or 'make' the word.
At a glance Synthetic Phonics:
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Teaches children that spoken words are composed of phonemes (sounds)
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Teaches these 44 phonemes
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Teaches all the different ways each phoneme can be written
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Teaches children to blend phonemes in a word to read
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Teaches children to listen for phonemes in words to spell
Get Reading Right's decodable books and resources systematically take teachers and children, step by step, through the chosen Synthetic Phonics letter sequence.
Read about all the evidence for Synthetic Phonics
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