Explainer: what is phonics and why is it important?
- Written by Hua-Chen Wang, Postdoctoral research fellow, Macquarie University
Phonics helps teach children how to merge separate sounds together to make it one word.from www.shutterstock.comThe efficacy of phonics as a method of teaching has been debated for several decades, and has recently come back to the forefront of public debate.
This time, the focus is on the phonics check – a screening tool designed to identify...






