Phonics Instructional Strategies

There are several different types of phonics instruction, and they are not all equal.

• Synthetic phonics
  • Students are taught the individual sounds and then once the sounds are learned, they blend them to make words that they know and have heard.
• Analytic phonics
  • Students are first taught the whole word, then they are taught how to break it down into its parts 
• Implicit Method
  • Students are first taught the whole word, they look at the beginning and ending sounds, and use context clues to help them determine the new word
• Explicit Method (most effective)
  • Students are taught strategies that can be used to decipher new words

References

• Phonics instruction. Reading Rockets. (2017, August 12). Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.readingrockets.org/article/phonics-instruction
  
• Phonics Instruction A critical foundation for reading success. Reading Horizons. (n.d.). Retrieved July 30, 2022, from https://www.readinghorizons.com/reading-strategies/teaching/phonics-instruction/​
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