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Phonics
What is Phonics?
Phonics is the relationship of sounds with letters. Phonics is a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning to associate letters or letter groups with the sounds they represent. Research has shown that a strong understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds helps children learn to read.
The Hooked on Phonics programs combine practice in decoding or recognizing and pronouncing words with engaging books to allow children to use these skills in reading for fluency and meaning. Children initially learn strategies to decode individual words and then immediately implement this new knowledge to read stories and books that were specifically designed to include the words and letter-patterns the child has just learned.
English Today Provides 5 different phonic levels.
Phonics Level 1 – Focuses on the following sounds and is accompanied by 15 short stories.
-at –an –ap – ag –ad – -ig –id –it –in –ip – -ox –ot –op – og –ob -ug -un -ub -ut -up -ed –et –en –eg –el –
Phonics Level 2 – Focuses on the sounds at the start of a word and is accompanied by 4 short 16 page stories as well as 2 larger 64 page stories. English Today Level 2 phonics program expands from level 1.
Chad Thin Shall Whip Smack Snap Span Slam Scat Skip Swam Staff Flag Glad Clap Black Plan Grass Fran Bran Crab Prim Drag Quiz Trap
For example
Chad Chap Chat Chin Chill Chip Chick Chop Chug Chum Chuck Chess Check
Phonics Level 3 - Focuses on the following sounds that come at the end of a word and is accompanied by 4 short 24 page stories and 4 longer 64 page stories.
Cash Bath Hang Camp Band Pant Sank Fast Gasp Mask Raft Milk Quilt Camping Batter Badly Ashes Drafted Grabbed Asked
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