Editing Phonics (section)

===Systematic phonics===
''Systematic phonics'' is not one specific method of teaching phonics; it is a term used to describe phonics approaches that are taught ''explicitly'' and in a structured, systematic manner.<ref name="NRP 2-89"/> They are ''systematic'' because the letters and the sounds they relate to are taught in a specific sequence, as opposed to incidentally or on a "when needed" basis.

Systematic phonics is sometimes mischaracterized as "skill and drill" with little attention to meaning. However, researchers point out that this impression is false. Teachers can use engaging games or materials to teach letter-sound connections, and it can also be incorporated with the reading of meaningful text.<ref name="Ehri-Linnea C. 2020"/>

Phonics can be taught systematically in a variety of ways, such as: synthetic phonics, analytic phonics and analogy phonics. However, their effectiveness vary considerably because the methods differ in such areas as the range of letter-sound coverage, the structure of the lesson plans, and the time devoted to specific instructions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/0201-2006PDF-EN-01.pdf|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100512233640/http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/0201-2006PDF-EN-01.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-05-12|title=Independent review of the teaching of early reading, Rose report, 2006, UK, pg. 2-89|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>

Systematic phonics has gained increased acceptance in different parts of the world since the completion of three major studies into teaching reading; one in the United States in 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/report.pdf|title=Complete report - National Reading Panel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/findings.cfm |title=Findings and Determinations of the National Reading Panel by Topic Areas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705194256/http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/findings.cfm |archive-date=2008-07-05 }}</ref> another in Australia in 2005,<ref name="Learning to read in Australia">{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233365611|title=Learning to read in Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://research.acer.edu.au/tll_misc/5/|title=Rowe, K., & National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy (Australia). (2005)|journal=Teaching and Learning and Leadership|date=December 2005|last1=Rowe|first1=Ken}}</ref> and another in the UK in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/0201-2006PDF-EN-01.pdf|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100512233640/http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/0201-2006PDF-EN-01.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-05-12|title=Independent review of the teaching of early reading, Final Report, Jim Rose, March 2006|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>

In 2009, the UK [[Department of Education]] published a curriculum review that added support for systematic phonics, which in the UK is known as [[synthetic phonics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Primary_curriculum_Report.pdf|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100205061400/http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Primary_curriculum_Report.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-02-05|title=Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> Beginning as early as 2014, several States in the United States have changed their curriculum to include systematic phonics instruction in elementary school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mydigitalchalkboard.org/cognoti/content/file/resources/documents/8c/8cf4adf5/8cf4adf587da2b191c07b09831798d521bc05adc/FrameworkFINALJuly2015.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.mydigitalchalkboard.org/cognoti/content/file/resources/documents/8c/8cf4adf5/8cf4adf587da2b191c07b09831798d521bc05adc/FrameworkFINALJuly2015.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools K-12, July 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/english-language-arts-ela-literacy-standards|title=NY English Language Arts (ELA) & Literacy Standards, 2017|work=New York State Education Department }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Operating-Standards/Table-of-Contents/Instruction/Phonics|title=Rules for Phonics, Ohio, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/learning-services/r.i.s.e.-arkansas|title=Reading Initiative for Student Excellence, arkansased.gov/divisions/learning-services, 2018|access-date=2020-03-21|archive-date=2019-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730065851/http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/learning-services/r.i.s.e.-arkansas|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, the State [[Government of Victoria]], Australia, published a website containing a comprehensive Literacy Teaching Toolkit including Effective Reading Instruction, Phonics, and Sample Phonics Lessons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/effectivereading.aspx|title=Effective Reading instruction, The State Government of Victoria}}</ref>