Question

Skills gained by learners in learning phonics

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1. Phonemic awareness: Learners develop an ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual phonemes in words.

2. Word decoding skills: Learners learn how to sound out and blend individual sounds to read and pronounce unfamiliar words.

3. Spelling skills: Phonics instruction helps learners understand the relationship between sounds and letters, which improves their spelling abilities.

4. Vocabulary development: By learning phonics, learners expand their knowledge of words and their meanings.

5. Reading fluency: Phonics instruction helps learners read more quickly and accurately, leading to improved reading fluency.

6. Comprehension skills: Phonics instruction enhances learners' ability to understand and comprehend written texts.

7. Writing skills: Phonics instruction helps learners spell words correctly and use phonetic patterns in their writing.

8. Phonics rules and patterns: Learners gain knowledge of phonics rules and patterns, such as vowel teams, consonant blends, and diphthongs, which helps them decode and encode words more effectively.

9. Confidence: Mastering phonics can boost learners' confidence in their reading and writing abilities, leading to improved overall academic performance.