Using Phonics to Teach Reading and Spelling (Electronic book text)

Are you looking for practical advice on how to teach phonics? By giving the reader a basic introduction to teaching reading and spelling using phonics, this book will provide you with easy-to-use ideas for your classrooms. Following on from the recommendations of the Rose Report, the author explains why teaching phonics works, and how to present irregular as well as straightforward features of English. The book: contains practical examples and activities for teachers - explains the basis of synthetic and analytic phonics - gives advice on choosing the best resources - looks at how to help the weakest readers.