Phonics Articles

Below you'll find articles about Phonics in reading instruction.

What is Phonics?

Phonics is one of the primary building blocks of reading. Without an understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds, reading cannot occur. This multifaceted connection between print and pronunciation is an important component of any instructional program in reading because it provides readers with tools for discovering new written words. … [Read more...]

Best Practices in Phonics Instruction

Phonics instruction has become the most controversial of all areas of reading education over the last ten years. Once the only aspect of reading instruction, it has now become one of five important components of reading education … [Read more...]