Phonics Instruction As One Of The Best Reading Fluency Strategies

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Phonics instruction is one of the best reading fluency strategies. If you are planning to teach your child to read using phonics instruction, then it goes without saying that you need to know what phonics sounds to teach in addition to the basic letter sounds of the alphabet. There are 44 phonemes, which are the sounds that make up words. They include the basic letter sounds of the alphabet and also combinations of letters that make a single sound such as the ch sound in church.

85% of words can be sounded out using the phonemes, but 15% of words are irregular and would be considered sight words. So it is best to use a combination of sight words and phonics when teaching children to read.
Below are some of the most important phonemes apart from the basic sounds of the alphabet.

Blends
oBl - black
oBr -brown
oCl -clown
oCr - crayon
oDr - drum
oFl - fly
oFr - frown
oGl - glass
oGr - grape
oPl - plum
oPr - present
oSp - spin
oSl - sled
oSpr - sprinkler
oSpl - splash
oSt - stamp
oSk - skirt
oSc- scale

Consonant Digraphs
oCh - chicken
oSh - ship
oTh - thumb
oWh - whistle
oQu - queen
oNg - hung
oCk - stick

Vowel Diagraphs
oAi - nail
oEe - bee
oEa tea, bear, head
oOa - soap
oOo - boot
oAu - autumn
oIe - field
oOu - mouth
oUi - fruit

R Controlled Vowels
oAr Car
oEr - sister
oIr - bird
oOr corn
oUr church

This is not an all-inclusive list, but it will give you a fantastic starting place to begin phonics instruction with your child.


About the Author:
Learn 21 proven secrets to teaching your child to read in 30 days or less at http://www.bestreadingforkids.info from Allison Crossley who has successfully taught her 3 year old energizer-bunny son to read at a second grade level.



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