Why are phonics no longer taught in elementary schools?

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Whole language was a movement of people who believed that children and teachers needed to be freed from the tedium of phonics instruction. Phonics lessons were seen as rote, old-fashioned, and kind of conservative.
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Renu sundriyal Phonics is still taught in many elementary schools as part of literacy instruction. It is an important method for teaching children how to read and write by focusing on the relationship between sounds and their corresponding letters or letter combinations. While there may be variations...
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Renu sundriyal Phonics is still taught in many elementary schools as part of literacy instruction. It is an important method for teaching children how to read and write by focusing on the relationship between sounds and their corresponding letters or letter combinations. While there may be variations in the teaching methods used in different schools or regions, phonics remains a fundamental component of early literacy education in many places. read less
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It is based on curriculum..
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Some schools don't teach phonics because they believe that the school culture makes it difficult to use a variety of methods.
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