Introduction to Phonics Instruction
Phonics is a reading component that teaches young children “how spellings are related to speech sounds in systematic ways (letter-sound relationships)” (Cooter & Reutzel, 2016, p. 170). Students use their phonics skills to aid in decoding unknown words in the text. According to McIntyre and colleagues “the content of phonics instruction should correspond to children’s development of word reading and children’s developing orthography or spelling patterns”, thus phonics instruction needs to explicit and systematic in order to help children learn phonics rules and apply them while reading (McIntyre, Hulan & Layne, 2011, p.99). Other phonics skills that students can use in decoding words in text include onset
Phonics is a reading component that teaches young children “how spellings are related to speech sounds in systematic ways (letter-sound relationships)” (Cooter & Reutzel, 2016, p. 170). Students use their phonics skills to aid in decoding unknown words in the text. According to McIntyre and colleagues “the content of phonics instruction should correspond to children’s development of word reading and children’s developing orthography or spelling patterns”, thus phonics instruction needs to explicit and systematic in order to help children learn phonics rules and apply them while reading (McIntyre, Hulan & Layne, 2011, p.99). Other phonics skills that students can use in decoding words in text include onset