17 Aug What does this statement mean to you: “… teachers must remember that a phonics strategy or skill is a means to an end, not an end in itself …”
1.What does this statement mean to you: “… teachers must remember that a phonics strategy or skill is a means to an end, not an end in itself …” (see section 6-7 Putting Phonics Instruction Into Perspective)?
2. What are onset and rimes? give specific examples of each
3. Elaborate on the different approaches discussed in teaching phonics?
4 . what do these words mean to you; consonant, consonant blend, consonant digraph; phonemes, vowel diagraphs, diphthongs?
