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2210.01 - USE OF PHONICS
The Board of Education supports the use of phonics instruction and has determined the phonics instruction shall be incorporated into the educational program of the District. The Superintendent or his designee shall ensure that phonics instruction shall occur in meaningful contexts and may consist of a combination of the following activities:
| A. | illustrating the relationships between letters of the alphabet and sounds utilizing words in the spoken language of the student; how vowels and consonants blend to form syllables; and how syllables form words | |
| B. | reading aloud to children to heighten awareness of the link between written and spoken language | |
| C. | providing frequent opportunities for students to read and to re-read books and materials to practice and apply their understanding of phonics | |
| D. | demonstrating letter-sound relationships using familiar words as concrete examples | |
| E. | showing students how to compare unknown words with similarly spelled familiar words to help recognize unknown words | |
| F. | utilizing knowledge of letter-sound relationships, meaning of text, and structure of words to help students to recognize unknown words |
Phonics instruction is to be regarded as only one technique in the teaching of reading.
R.C. 3301.07
R.C. 3301-33-01
Adopted 11/27/90