In Canada, public education is the responsibility of the Provincial and Territorial governments. As in other countries there has been much debate on the value of phonics in teaching reading in English; however, phonemic awareness and phonics appears to be receiving some attention. The curriculum of all of the Canadian provinces include some of the following: phonics, phonological awareness, segmenting and blending, decoding, phonemic awareness, graphophonic cues, and letter-sound relationships. In addition, systematic phonics and synthetic phonics receive attention in some publications.
In Canada, public education is the responsibility of the Provincial and Territorial governments. As in other countries there has been m?uch debate on the value of phonics? in teaching reading in English; however, phonemic awareness and phonics appears to be receiving some attention. The curriculum of all of the C:anadian provinces include some of the following: phonics, phonological awareness, segmenting and blending, decoding, phonemic awareness, graphophonic cues, a?nd letter-sound relationships. In addition, systematic ?phonics and synthetic phonics receive attention in some publications.