Phonemic Awareness and Phonics

The role of phonics in learning to read has been a matter of some controversy. Phonics proponents have argued that reading success depends on the early mastery of the alphabetic principle (the idea that letters and letter combinations represent the sounds of language), while opponents have challenged this idea, claiming English spelling patterns are too complex and inconsistent to support successful learning. But what does the research say? Does phonics instruction improve children’s reading development or not?

all publications Download