What is Explicit, Systematic, Synthetic Phonics?

          Candy 4WAY Phonics is a COMPLETE Explicit ,Systematic, Synthetic Phonics Program containing

          those same four systematic phonics pathways that were used to teach little Candy to read. 

          So what is meant by 4WAY Explicit, Systematic, Synthetic Phonics?

          Explicit, Systematic, Synthetic Phonics includes what is called "a Linguistic Phonics Plan."  

          Linguistic Phonics is a planned-out network of phonics instruction that teaches the English Alphabet

          Code in a methodical manner and builds its presentation from simple to complex.

          Linguistic Phonics includes mnemonnics, those rules and special terms such as  silent letters, silent e,

          and beginning, middle, and ending phonemes.  (Phonemes are the smallest units of speech.  For

          example, the cl blend is made up of two phonemes, c and l.)

          Most Linguistic Phonics Plans include three approaches to Phonics instruction:  Linguistic, Synthetic,

          and Analytic.  The Candy 4WAY Phonics Reading Program includes a 4th approach to Phonics

          instruction called R'sA Phonics (rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration). 

          The Candy 4WAY Phonics Reading Program overlaps those four strategies systematically for children

          age 4 all the way through Grade 4.  They overlap at the correct time, in the correct way, and in the

          correct doses. 

          Following is a breakdown of those four Candy 4WAY Phonics Explicit, Systematic, Synthetic Phonics

          pathways:

                                   1) Linguistic Phonics

                                   2) Synthetic Phonics

                                   3) Analytic Phonics

                                                    and

                                   4) R'sA Phonics (Rhyme, Rhythm, and Alliteration)

                       Linguistic Phonics

                                Linguistic Phonics is a planned-out network of phonics instruction that

                                teaches the English Alphabet Code in a systematic, explicit manner, working

                                from simple to complex.                        

                       Synthetic Phonics

                            Synthetic Phonics takes individual phonemes and synthesizes them

                            (blends them) together.

                       Analytic Phonics

                            Analytic Phonics is phonics that begins with a whole word and breaks it down

                            into simpler and simpler phonemes.  Analytic Phonics should be introduced

                            to a child ONLY after the child has mastered Synthetic Phonics and only after

                            he has learned to read words and sentences in a left/right sequence.  The

                            left/right reading sequence is learned by ALWAYS beginning a word "at the

                            beginning of the word" and then reading that word all the way through to the

                            end of the word.

                           If Analytic Phonics is placed into a reading program at the correct time and in

                           the correct way, it enables children to do two things:

                                            a) To identify common word families in a set of words.

                                                  For example:  tab  nab  cab 

                                                                            king  sing  fling  

                                                                            Hank  bank  sank    

                                            b) To break down any whole word into individual phonemes.

                                                 Candy's Analytic phonics always follows Synthetic Phonics

                                                 teaching.  Without the skill of Synthetic Phonics, a child will

                                                 always have a tad of fear when approaching a new word, 

                                                 because there will always be chunks within words that he does

                                                 NOT KNOW, and he will NOT have the "synthetic" skills

                                                 necessary to "sound out" those unknown chunks.   

                       R'sA Phonics (Rhyme, Rhythm, and Alliteration)
                               R'sA Phonics gives children a reading atmosphere that is "fun."  Just as a

                               "spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down," children also learn best

                               when they are offered "fun" words and phrases.  Words and phrases

                               become "fun" when they are placed inside sentences with Rhyme and

                               Rhythm.   Likewise, Alliteration, when placed inside patterns of Rhyme and

                               Rhythm, is "fun."  

                               In  The Candy 4WAY Phonics Program, R'sA Phonics is sprinkled into the

                               daily phonics lessons and readers in measured doses at correct times.

                               Rhyme, Rhythm, and Alliteration is  intermingled with both simple and

                               complex sentences, dialogue, and normal poetic selections so that children

                               are introduced to all forms of written expression. 

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