| There are two main methods of reading instruction | | | | more time reading, and only more strengthened in his |
| that are commonly used. Analytic phonetics and | | | | or her resolve to hate the process entirely. |
| synthetic phonetics, which both have a long history | | | | This is because once children progress to a certain |
| of success in the classroom. The synthetic phonetic | | | | level of literacy teachers and other forms of |
| approach however, teaches children to approach the | | | | instructors begin to introduce the methods of analytic |
| words at the most basic level and to begin by | | | | phonetics. These skills teach children to approach the |
| focusing purely on the letters and sounds of a word. | | | | word as whole and to use beginning and ending |
| Difficulty in reading is a highly emotional experience | | | | sounds of the world to build the word. It is a more |
| for most children. They have likely been called to | | | | complex form of learning than synthetic phonetics |
| read upon in class, or can call to memory some other | | | | and is used to developed advanced reading skills. If |
| embarrassing social situation in which literacy was | | | | there is no basic understanding on how to use letters |
| required and yet they were unable to perform. As | | | | and sounds to do basic reading, then the ability to |
| their peers elevate their skills to grade level, they | | | | learn through an analytic method is compromised. |
| have spent the long months of the school year | | | | Offering slow readers a crash course in word |
| struggling to maintain. | | | | breakdown phonetically, will help pull them up to a |
| Often parents that notice a delay in reading skills will | | | | sufficient reading level in order that they might |
| require their children to read more. The idea is that | | | | benefit from the skills taught through the analytic |
| practice makes perfect and that perhaps the skill | | | | process. Being able to breakdown words and focus |
| level is low because there has been more time spent | | | | purely on the letters and sounds can help build |
| involved in other activities rather than reading. The | | | | confidence, eliminate frustration and inspire reading |
| unfortunate truth however is that a child that is | | | | enthusiasm. Numerous products can be found online |
| having problems with basic reading skills is only likely | | | | to help you stimulate your child over the summer, |
| to get more frustrated by a command to spend | | | | and help build up an appetite for the printed word. |