Category: reading instruction

What makes a word phonetic? Why does it matter? I’ve experts who minimize the importance of phonics in reading instruction. Usually, they think our language is just too complex to be reduced in this way. So often, it seems they don’t understand when a word is phonetic and when it isn’t and why it matters. Naturally, they can’t come to a rational conclusion about why phonics might be important. It’s easy to be confused about what is phonetic and what isn’t. However, once you have a clear understanding of just how phonics works, it’s all fairly. Once you get that […]