Phonics

Talking point - phonics

analytic - break down words into constituent parts e.g str - eet

synthetic - taught individual sounds which they then blend e.g s - t - r - ee - t

This debate discusses the pros and cons of the development of synthetic phonics and whether it is more or less successful at helping children learn to read. The idea of recognizing letters and pairs of letters as sounds rather than analyzing the meaning straight away. Where as some research supports this system suggesting it will help children to read quicker, others believe it leads to robotic reading styles without context, removing interest and joy from reading.