Differemces of teaching phonemes in isolation and in context

How Analogy Phonics Is Taught:

In my classroom, one word family that I work on is the ‘ing sisters’. The ing sisters are three words that get along and make the sound ‘ing’. We will talk all about the word sing and what it means. Then, I will extend the lesson out to learn other ‘ing’ words like ring, king, thing, cling, ping, bring.

Pros

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  Builds a Child’s Vocabulary: Starts with the familiar and builds on it to reach unfamiliar or less well-known words.
  
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  Helps Children Identify Patterns: The repetition and clustering of words helps children learn patterns in the English language.
  

Cons

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  Uses Guess Work: Children often get away with guessing phonemes (and at times are encouraged to). They will know either the onset or rime, and guess the rest of the word rather than focusing fully on all phonemes in the word.
  
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  Not as Good for Constructing Words: The focus of this approach is on deconstructing rather than constructing words.
  

4. Embedded Phonics

Quick Summary: Focuses on teaching phonics in authentic contexts. Lessons begin with a teacher reading a book and identifying teachable moments.
Also known as: Incidental Phonics

Embedded phonics involves teaching phonemes and graphemes when they arise in teachable moments in books. It focuses on learning to decode language during reading tasks, rather than through structured lessons. It emphasizes the importance of learning through context and ongoing exposure to words.
The embedded approach is often used as part of the whole language learning method, a largely defunct approach to teaching reading. Nonetheless, it remains a very valuable approach for teachers to use, especially when working one-to-one with a learner.

How Embedded Phonics Is Taught:

At the start of an embedded phonics module, the teacher will do most or all of the reading. They will stumble upon phonemes / graphemes that are interesting or recur in the reading session and teach the children about them within the context of the reading session.
As children become more competent, the teacher will gradually release responsibility to the child. Teachers may sit with a child who is reading a text, and when the child comes across a difficult word, the teacher will use it as an opportunity to teach about the phoneme / grapheme that is of concern.

Pros

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  Contextualized: Students learn about words and how to decode them while reading actual books. They can use images and surrounding sentences to infer what a word might be.
  
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