Question for Elementary School Teachers: Whatever happened to Phonics?

Is it still being taught in school? I remember having to study Phonics from first grade to fourth grade. Are children being taught the basic phonetics of words?

ANSWER: I love this question. I’ve been asking it since I moved to maryland and saw that my kids were learning sight words instead of truly learning how to break the work down phonetically like I learned in school. Thankfully now, they are in private school and are no longer learning how to simply memorize words and are in fact learning phonics. Great Question.)

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my 2nd grade brother is having trouble with phonics. what kind of exercises can i help him do?

im not sure what exactly a phonics worksheet would consist of. but he gets frustrated in school and refuses to do it because he doesnt understand. he’s afraid of asking for help and looking dumb/failing at the worksheet hes doing. anybody have any help websites i could look into? im looking on the internet but not really finding any. thanks!

ANSWER: Try some of these http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Database/Primary/phonicsresources.html)

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Are there programs liked hooked on phonics for adults?

My mom has a big problem with reading and I have tried everything to help her learn how to read. Is there any program that is very very basic for adults but could teach her how to read well? Please everyone read

ANSWER: just use the kids hooked on phonics or program like that)

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how to teach phonics to a child with hearing impairment?

the child is in kindergarten and I would like to know some drills that will be useful in teaching

ANSWER: Visual phonics worked well with my nephew who has a moderate to severe hearing loss. http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/KidsWorldDeafNet/e-docs/Keys/see.html)

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How does phonemic awareness aid students in learning phonics? (single word reading?)?

ANSWER: Phonemic awareness is the recognition of letter-sound relationships. Readers who can identify what sound a letter will make in relationship to its placement in a word will be able to sound out many, but not all, new words they encounter in reading. Phonics is not the only way to teach new words. Also important is sight word recognition. Many words in the English language are not phonically pronounced.)