It is unfortunate that so many students do not enjoy reading and fail to meet their standards because the foundations of phonics and decoding are not reinforced in the classroom environment. secondary education. As school becomes more standards-based, the development of these skills must be applied. It is extremely important to continuously teach decoding and spelling because the two combined are very important skills that all students need to read fluently. With Syllabication students will be able to identify and break down syllables in words, which is extremely important when reading text. Another important skill students must possess is being able to decode and recognize relationships between sounds and letters, while also being able to pronounce written words fluently. Learning these skills allows students to recognize and become more familiar with words that are unfamiliar to them. Phonics is an approach to reading. Phonemic awareness teaches students principles of how to sound out words and exceptions to the principles, which makes these skills very valuable. If teachers recognize...