In this method of teaching reading, letters or combinations of letters are associated with speech sounds
Knowledge of common letter combinations and the sounds they make... [DOC] [TLE] Teaching reading: whole language and phonics - Wikipedia [PAR] Children also learn how to segment and chunk letter sounds together in order to 
... "Whole language" is a method of teaching reading that emphasizes literature 
and ... an "analytical" approach where students analyze the letters, letter 
combinations and ... words do not have a one-to-one speech-sound to symbol 
relationship.