Phonics are the sounds that letters and letter combinations make. The understanding of phonics is essential to teaching a child how to read, spell, and succeed in their academic career. There are many different ways you can go about teaching phonics to a child. Here are three specific techniques you might use to encourage phonics learning in children.
- Break it down: The most common phonics learning technique is segmenting and blending or breaking down a word to dissect the individual letter sounds and phonic groups. This can help the child understand how different letters sound and work together to form a word. It can also help improve spelling skills.
- Engage the senses: Another phonics learning technique to consider is involving the senses while learning phonics. You might ask the child to draw the letter that makes a specific sound in the sand, build words with letter magnets or playdough as they sound them out, or play a game. This can help them better internalize what they are learning.
- Sing songs: Phonics learning is all about the sounds of letters and words, so it makes sense to use a technique that uses sound to help the child learn. Turning phonics and letter recognition into songs can help reinforce letter and sound associations and make them easier to remember.
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