Hi Rochelle,

Somebody was asking about synthetic phonics.  There is an excellent entry in 
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_phonics

Also linked from there is a Canadian perspective on systematic phonics, as 
compared to the "whole language" or the "balanced" approach to the teaching 
of reading: 
http://www.societyforqualityeducation.org/parents/bkgrnd1.html#bettermethod
It explodes many myths:
http://www.societyforqualityeducation.org/parents/bkgrnd1.html#responses

Note that synthetic phonics is a version of systematic phonics, where there 
is a particular focus on blending.  Compare analytic phonics where there is 
more attention to onset and rime.

Cheers from Chiswick,

John

John Nissen
Cloudworld Ltd - http://www.cloudworld.co.uk
maker of the assistive reader, WordAloud.
Try WordAloud with synthetic phonics:
http://www.cloudworld.co.uk/teaching-synthetic-phonics.htm
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Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: [LearningDisabilities 774] Archives


Hello  Hassan,

Your question about "Synthetic Phonics" is a good example of why the 
Archives are so important to the Discussion Lists.  The Archives for the 
Learning Disabilities Discussion List can be found at:

http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/learningdisabilities/2006/date.html

By using the archives, you can search by thread, subject, or author.  You 
can find any topic that has already been posted and discussed on this List 
from March 6, 1995 to the current date.  When searching through the archives 
you will find that Synthetic Phonics has been a very frequent topic.  Please 
visit the archives for this topic and all the other interesting topics that 
have been posted over the year.

Thanks,

Rochelle

Rochelle Kenyon
Moderator, LINCS Learning Disabilities Discussion List
Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee 
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