What exactly is the process and how does it differ from normal reading teaching techniques?
Synthetic phonics is an approach to reading and phonics that has appeared recently in the news in the UK. It differs from the analytic phonics approach. According to one report, synthetic phonics involves learning to pronounce the sounds (phonemes) associated with letters “in isolation”. These individual sounds can be blended together (synthesised) to form words. In the analytic phonics approach, children are not taught the sounds of letters in isolation, but are taught to recognize the beginning and ending sounds of words. A good resource to learn more for you may be the National Literacy Trust web site.
