There are many researched benefits to providing systematic and explicit phonics instruction. From the benefits listed below, check all that have research to support that claim.
a. Systematic phonics instruction is significantly more effective than non-systematic or no phonics instruction in helping to prevent reading difficulties among at-risk students and in helping children overcome reading difficulties.
b. Systematic and explicit phonics instruction is effective for children from various social and economic levels. Systematic phonics instruction is beneficial to children regardless of their socioeconomic status.
c. Systematic and explicit phonics instruction is an entire instructional program for early and beginning readers. Later, a teacher might add a designated time for reading stories and nonfiction texts, but in the beginning, time is more wisely spent using only systematic and explicit phonics instruction.
d. Systematic and explicit phonics instruction significantly improves kindergarten and first-grade children’s word recognition and spelling. Systematic phonics instruction produces the greatest impact on children’s reading achievement when it begins in kindergarten or first grade.
e. Systematic and explicit phonics instruction is an approach to instruction that includes components of various programs including introducing one letter-sound relationship a week