Reading by using phonics is often referred to as decoding words, sounding-out words or using print-to-sound relationships. Since phonics focuses on the sounds and letters within words (i.e. sublexical), it is often contrasted with 展开

The following is an explanation of many of the phonics patterns.
Vowel phonics patterns
• Short vowels are … 展开

Combining phonics with other literacy instruction
There are many ways that phonics is taught and it is often taught together with some of the following: oral language skills, concepts about print, phonological awareness, 展开

• Allograph – Distinct shapes of a written symbol
• Alphabetic principle – Predictable and systematic relationship between letters and spoken sounds
• Balanced literacy – Theory of teaching reading and writing 展开

Researchers such as Joseph Torgesen estimate that "between four and six percent" of children would still have weak word reading skills even if … 展开

A debate has been going on for decades about the merits of phonics vs. whole language, often known in the UK as "look and say". It is sometimes … 展开

The following are examples of how phonics is used in some countries:
Australia
On 30 November 2004 展开