Subject Focus - Phonics
What is Phonics?
- Phonics is a method used for teaching children how to read and write the alphabetic language. It is done by demonstrating the relationship between the sounds of the spoken language and the letters.
- Phonics helps children hear, identify and use different sounds that distinguish one word from another.
- Written language can be compared to a code - i.e. knowing the sound that individual letters make when they are combined will help the children decode words they read.
- Understanding phonics will also help children know which letters or combinations of letters to use when they are writing.
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