First a word on what phonics IS and what it is NOT.
Phonics IS simply a systematic and sequential building of the skills required for reading, spelling and writing.
Phonics is NOT a ‘philosophy’ or a ‘pedagogy’ of teaching.
There
are 3 main methods of teaching phonics.
Please
note
- Analytic Phonics
lacks
both structure & sequence.
It is
NOT a systematic
approach. It is taught
IN PLACE OF phonics.
It therefore does not qualify and is not included in the
list of 3 below.
All
of the 3 approaches listed have merit.
Symbol to Sounds click for
example
Sound
to Symbols click for example
One Symbol to One Sound (at a time)
o
as in 
on off cot
dog
o
as in 
rope bone home
(final ‘e’ rule)
o
as in 
no so go (a
vowel at the end of a syllable rule)
o
as in 
to do
who
Click
for
example 1
example
2
example 3 (This will lead
to the Phonics Unlimited web site -
and will open in a new browser window.)