Which phonics approach begins with teaching individual letters and their sounds and uses segmentation and blending?

Which phonics approach begins with teaching individual letters and their sounds and uses segmentation and blending?

• A. Analogy-Based Phonics
• B. Embedded Phonics
• C. Synthetic Phonics
• D. Spelling-Based Approaches

Answer: (C)

This approach starts with teaching each letter and its specific sound, then uses those sounds to form words by blending them together. It treats decoding as a process of constructing words from the sounds, so learners practice blending phonemes to say words and segmenting spoken words into their individual sounds. That explicit, step-by-step progression from sounds to words is the hallmark of this method. Analogy-based phonics would rely on recognizing whole word patterns and substituting parts to form new words. Embedded phonics weaves phonics instruction into reading opportunities in context, not starting from isolated sounds. Spelling-based approaches focus on spelling patterns and rules, often with less emphasis on blending sounds to read.

This approach starts with teaching each letter and its specific sound, then uses those sounds to form words by blending them together. It treats decoding as a process of constructing words from the sounds, so learners practice blending phonemes to say words and segmenting spoken words into their individual sounds. That explicit, step-by-step progression from sounds to words is the hallmark of this method.

Analogy-based phonics would rely on recognizing whole word patterns and substituting parts to form new words. Embedded phonics weaves phonics instruction into reading opportunities in context, not starting from isolated sounds. Spelling-based approaches focus on spelling patterns and rules, often with less emphasis on blending sounds to read.