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What is Synthetic Phonics?
Synthetic phonics is a way of learning the sounds of the alphabet in order to decode the English language. It is recognized by a quick pace of teaching letter/sound (grapheme/phoneme) matches and immediately getting students to use this knowledge to read and spell regular words. Words are read by using the phonological skill of blending the sounds together - synthesis (hence the term "synthetic phonics"). Words are spelled by using the phonological skill of hearing the sounds in words (segmentation) by means of which words are segmented into their constituent phonemes.
Does Scientific Research Support Synthetic Phonics?
Research
Regarding Phonics
Research
Supports Phonics in a Literacy Program
Synthetic
Phonics in Scotland and the US
Why Sara Jordan’s Products?
In the largest, most comprehensive review of its kind, a congressionally mandated independent panel supported by NICHD found that the most effective way to teach children to read is through instruction that includes a combination of methods such as:
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Phonemic awareness — the knowledge that spoken words can be broken apart into smaller segments known as phonemes.
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Phonics — the knowledge that phonemes are represented by letters of the alphabet that can then be blended together to form words.
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Guided repeated oral reading — having children practice what they've learned by reading aloud while receiving guidance and feedback from more proficient readers.
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Reading comprehension strategies — techniques for helping children to understand what they read.
Other articles of interest:
How
Phonics Helps Your Child to Read
Phonics
Instruction Teaches Critical Thinking Skills
How
to Test Your Child’s Reading Ability
Ways
to Encourage Reading
Synthetic
Phonics and Dyslexia