

Phonics General Tips for Methodology
Develop and recycle activities that the students can understand and enjoy.
Employ activities that can be easily adapted and "molded" according to the skill level of the students.
Don't over-use or rely too heavily on one approach - constantly try to find new ways to practice and build Phonics skills in the children.
Whenever possible, try to incorporate Key Language elements into your Phonics teaching.
Don't rush yourself or your students; be prepared for the fact that they may take some time to grasp things that we as adult/native speakers take for granted.
Phonics teaching works very well in conjunction with games.
Try to instill in the students a sense of pride in their work and progress, no matter how small each ongoing achievement may appear to be on the surface.
Make the sounds and letters of English like jigsaw pieces to be used to figure out the"puzzle" of making words.
Try to target elements to be studied within broader contexts and show them things "around the edge" that they have already studied or can help them with elements they will study in the future.
Things like sound/color charts and fidel charts can be great tools for helping students to learn pronunciation and spelling.
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