[UCANSEE2]

I learned to read in the 1960s using phonics i.e. every letter has one or two sounds.

So, using the word 'phonics', what two sounds does the letter 'p' have ?

What does 'phonics' say about -I before E except after C, except for certain words which you will have to look up and just memorize because they don't fit the rule ?

[Lizavetta]

Yes, you learn the outliers and that which breaks the rules of phonics. We all did it and it's not hard. It just takes repetition.

Previous generations have learned phonics and learned to read. But now since those fabulous "progressive" methods have been installed the schools are turning out high school graduates who are poor readers.