Originally Posted by jillio

Has anyone stopped to cinsider that the English language is phonetically inconsistent in spelling? Just because one can be shown a difference between two sounds on the mouth by addinga andshape, does not necessarily mean that the child will be able to recognize the phonetic combination in written form. That recognition is necessary for developing literacy skills. There are numerous hearing children who are able to distinguish the differences in phonetic combinations via hearing the, but cannot recognize them in written form. Ever heard a first grader learning to read? Because the phonetic combinations are not consistent visually and aurally.