Why Teach Phonics?  page 2

What if your class is reading aloud and it is your
turn to read next. Your topic is about...

Could you pronounce this word?

Would you know what it means?

You probably can’t read/decode the word because you don’t have the right tools!
  (To decode the word, you would need to know the sounds made by the letters ú and ð.)

And unless you decode the word, you won’t know what you’re reading about!

And without knowing what you’re reading about, your comprehension will suffer!
  (along with your self-confidence and your motivation to read)

When you don’t have the right tools, you can feel...

These are some of the negative feelings that can arise in children who don’t have
the tools they need to read well!

But when we teach phonics...

1. Children have the tools they need to decode words.


2. And when they are able to decode words, they can
   understand what they are reading about.


3. And when they understand what they are reading about:


•   reading anxiety diminishes
•   confidence improves
•   comprehension improves
•   fluency improves
•   spelling & grades improve

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