{"id":2676,"date":"2021-01-27T10:33:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/?p=2676"},"modified":"2021-03-15T05:06:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T05:06:23","slug":"going-beyond-basic-phonics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/going-beyond-basic-phonics\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Beyond Basic Phonics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;Introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LCentral-English-Enrichment-Tuition-Singapore-Blog-Going-Beyond-Phonics-Subheader.png&#8221; min_height=&#8221;360px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;620px&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; height_tablet=&#8221;410px&#8221; height_phone=&#8221;449px&#8221; height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; background_image_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LCentral-English-Enrichment-Tuition-Singapore-Blog-Going-Beyond-Phonics-Subheader-1.png&#8221; background_image_phone=&#8221;https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LCentral-English-Enrichment-Tuition-Singapore-Blog-Going-Beyond-Phonics-Subheader-2.png&#8221; background_enable_image_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; background_enable_image_phone=&#8221;on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; title_text_tablet=&#8221;LCentral English Enrichment Tuition Singapore Blog Going Beyond Phonics Subheader&#8221; title_text_phone=&#8221;LCentral English Enrichment Tuition Singapore Blog Going Beyond Phonics Subheader&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Introduction&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;360px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto auto 0;&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|10px|50px|10px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;5px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;5px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1>Going Beyond Basic Phonics  <\/h1>\n<p>Forty-four sounds and only 26 letters. Surely,something\u2019s gotta give. <\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1>Going Beyond Basic Phonics  <\/h1>\n<p>Forty-four sounds and only 26 letters. Surely,something\u2019s gotta give. <\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;37px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_text_align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Going Beyond Basic Phonics  <\/h1>\n<p>Forty-four sounds and only 26 letters. Surely,something\u2019s gotta give. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;Why-is-Phonics-Not-Enough&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Why is Phonics Not Enough&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LCentral-English-Enrichment-Tuition-Singapore-Blog-Going-Beyond-Phonics-Introduction.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;LCentral English Enrichment Tuition Singapore Blog Going Beyond Phonics Introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#f3725b&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]If you\u2019re new to phonics, perhaps you\u2019d like to check out our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/index.php\/2021\/01\/20\/why-phonics-is-not-enough\/\">Why Phonics is Not Enough<\/a>, where we answer these three questions about phonics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is it?<\/li>\n<li>How does it help?<\/li>\n<li>Why is it not enough?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In that article, we point out that the number of letters in English (26) and the number of sounds (44 in standard English pronunciation) do not match. So if phonics is \u201c <span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">a method of teaching people to read by correlating sounds with symbols in an alphabetic writing system<\/span>\u201d as stated in the Oxford English Dictionary, we should really ask: how do  <span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">26 letters<\/span> correlate with  <span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">44 sounds<\/span>? Don\u2019t we have too many sounds, or more precisely, since oral language comes first, aren\u2019t we short on letters?<\/p>\n<p>Seemingly, the solution is simple. Create more letters! If we were designing a language from scratch or had absolute authority to fundamentally change all of written English, then that might be an option. Great thinkers have suggested logical revisions to the alphabet (e.g. the Shavian Alphabet). This question is as much political and philosophical as it is linguistic, so it\u2019s safe to assume nothing is going to change between now and the time you start teaching your child to read![\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1-Dont-Throw-the-Baby-Out&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;1 Don\u2019t Throw the Baby Out&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#f2735c&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>#1 Don\u2019t Throw the Baby Out<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LCentral-English-Enrichment-Tuition-Singapore-Blog-Going-Beyond-Dont-Throw-the-Baby-Out.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;LCentral English Enrichment Tuition Singapore Blog Going Beyond Don\u2019t Throw the Baby Out&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Although the English alphabet is an imperfect system with a long history, it is still a genuine guide on how to read. In many words, all the letters do represent their basic sound, i.e. the most common sound of each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Short words like <em><span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">cat, dog, hot, mop, bag <\/span><\/em>can and even some long words like <em><span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">fantastic<\/span> <\/em>correlate perfectly. There is a one-to-one letter-sound relationship.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;2-What-about-the-Other-18-Sounds&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;2 What about the Other 18 Sounds&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#f2735c&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>#2 What about the Other 18 Sounds<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>So how do we bridge the letter-sound gulf? A common solution is using combinations of letters to represent a sound.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fromapixel.com\/lcentralold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LCentral-English-Enrichment-Tuition-Singapore-Blog-Going-Beyond-What-about-the-Other-18-Sounds.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;LCentral English Enrichment Tuition Singapore Blog Going Beyond What about the Other 18 Sounds&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#f2735c&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Double Vowels<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>While the letter <span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">\u2018o\u2019<\/span> alone often makes the short sound in <em><span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">hot, dog<\/span><\/em> and <em><span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">mop<\/span><\/em>, it changes when paired with other vowels. Read the following groups of words and try to guess the letter combinations and their associated sounds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Boat, soap, float, coat<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>For these words and others like them, we cannot read the letter <strong><span style=\"color: #f2735c;\">\u2018o\u2019<\/span><\/strong> in isolation, we need to understand that the <span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018oa\u2019<\/strong><\/span> pair represents a long vowel sound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Coil, spoil, coin, hoist<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Again, we need to see the two vowels working together to represent a sound that is different from the sound each letter represents on its own. You\u2019re probably thinking that <span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018oy\u2019<\/strong><\/span> makes the same sound &#8211; you\u2019re right!<\/li>\n<li>There is a deeper rule governing this. Take a look at these words &#8211; <em>ploy, toy, enjoy<\/em>. See the difference? In English, words generally do not end with the letter <span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018i\u2019<\/strong><\/span>. So, in words with this last sound, it is represented by the letters <span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018oy\u2019<\/strong><\/span> and not <span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018oi\u2019<\/strong><\/span>. (If you\u2019re wondering about \u2018enjoyment\u2019, that\u2019s a little different &#8211; it\u2019s the word <em>enjoy<\/em> with the suffix <em>-ment<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Similarly, the letter <span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">\u2018a\u2019 <\/span>alone often makes the short sound in <em><span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">mad, dad <\/span><\/em>and <em><span style=\"font-family: GothamRoundedBold; font-weight: bold;\">map<\/span><\/em> , but it changes when paired with other vowels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Maid, paid, braid<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>May, play, bray &#8211;<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Does this look familiar? Yes, it\u2019s the same sound as above, but with the deeper rule applied. <strong><span style=\"color: #f2735c;\">\u2018Ay\u2019<\/span><\/strong> is just <span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018ai\u2019<\/strong><\/span> in disguise!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a couple of examples of double vowels, there are others. I\u2019m sure you can think of some &#8211; or even find them in this article.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#f2735c&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><span>Double Consonants<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-13px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"b10537\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Just like the case with vowels, we need to see these letters working as a team, and not two letters in isolation. Here are some common examples:\n<ul>\n<li><em>King, ring, bang<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0the final sound\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\/ng\/<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is represented by the\u00a0teaming up of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018n\u2019<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018g\u2019<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Fish, cash, mush<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0the final sound\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\/sh\/<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is represented by the\u00a0teaming up of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018s\u2019<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018h\u2019<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Thin, mouth, other<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0here,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018t\u2019<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018h\u2019<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0team up to make the\u00a0dreaded\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\/th\/<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0sound.\n<ul>\n<li>Note that the letters\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f2735c;\"><strong>\u2018th\u2019<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0actually represent two separate sounds. Put your hand (gently) on your throat\u00a0and say the words\u00a0<em>thin\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>them\u00a0<\/em>. You should feel your throat vibrate when you say\u00a0<em>them\u00a0<\/em>. This is an example of a voiced consonant, i.e. where your vocal cords vibrate. (There are other sound pairs differentiated predominantly by throat vibrations. For some of these sounds, we have different letters to show the difference. 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Pointing out letter combinations to students increases their language awareness and understanding. 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