Are there different types of phonic instructional approaches?
Yes, there are. There are 5 basic phonics instructional approaches (as listed below). Most research recommends explicit/synthetic phonics. Explicit means that rules, reasons, consistencies and inconsistencies are taught so that the language will make sense to the learner. Analogy Phonics Teaching students unfamiliar words by analogy to known words (e.g., recognizing that the rime segment of an unfamiliar word is identical to that of a familiar word, and then blending the known rime with the new word onset, such as reading brick by recognizing that -ick is contained in the known word kick, or reading stump by analogy to jump). Analytic Phonics Teaching students to analyze letter-sound relations in previously learned words to avoid pronouncing sounds in isolation. Embedded Phonics Teaching students phonics skills by embedding phonics instruction in text reading, a more implicit approach that relies to some extent on incidental learning. Phonics Through Spelling Teaching students to segme
