Phonics works: Sounding out words is best way to teach reading, study suggests

[unable to retrieve full-text content]

New research has shown that learning to read by sounding out words (a teaching method known as phonics) has a dramatic impact on the accuracy of reading aloud and comprehension. There has been intense debate concerning how children should be taught to read. Researchers tested whether learning to read by sounding out words is more effective than focusing on whole-word meanings. Phonics works: Sounding out words is best way to teach reading, study suggests