


So, to be good at phonics a child needs to know the 44 sounds and numerous letter and letter combinations of English and then learn the associations between the two.Ĭhildren can communicate orally from an early age it is when they move to the written word that they need to learn how to decode text, to turn the letters into words they already know. Phonics is the simple process of linking sounds to letters, its complexity comes from how many sound (phoneme) to letter (grapheme) combinations there are. Phonics is a very useful decoding tool used for developing reading skills and as an encoding tool for spelling. With the new school year under way some of you will have been introduced to phonics for the first time.
