Not All Phonics Programs are Created Equal!
There are many programs that claim to teach children how to read. These programs use various methods to teach reading, but if you choose the wrong program with the wrong method, you may be doing more harm than good.
In separate reports commissioned by the governments of the USA, UK and Australia, teams of experts studied scientific research, and all three came to the same conclusion:
The best way to introduce children to reading is with synthetic phonics.
There are different ways to teach synthetic phonics. In the video below, Debbie Hepplewhite, defines synthetic phonics and explains how she uses this method in her reading program Phonics International.
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Great interview! It makes sense that one shouldn’t confuse kids learning to read by teaching them the names of the letters of the alphabet at the same time as teaching them the sounds of the letters.
Josephine Lai
June 11, 2009 at 11:03 PM