Explicit Systematic Phonics

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Explicit Systematic Phonics The purpose of Phonics instruction is to teach children sound-spelling relationships and how to use those relationships to read words. Phonics instruction should be Explicit and Systematic . It is Explicit in that sound-spelling relationships are directly taught. Students are told, for example, that the letter s stands for the /s/ sound. It is Systematic in that it follows a scope and sequence that allows children to form and read words early on. The skills taught are constantly reviewed and applied to real reading.

e. initial sound deletion Example: Say sun without the /s/. (un) f. final sound deletion Example: Say hit without the /t/. (hi) g. initial phoneme in a blend deletion Example: Say step without the /s/. (tep) h. final phoneme in a blend deletion Example: Say best without the /t/. (bes) i. second phoneme in a blend deletion Example: Say frog ...

  Final, Deletions