Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sound that each letter of the alphabet stands for. As he makes the sounds he begins to form words, and then smiles when he recognizes the written version of a word he uses all the time. What approach is his mother using?

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The phonics approach involves teaching reading by associating sounds with letters or groups of letters, which is what Louise is doing by telling her son the sound each letter stands for.

Louise Is Teaching Her Son to Read by Telling Him