1 Portuguese are generally known as explorers, thanks to Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, Pedro Alvares Cabral and FernÃ£o de MagalhÃ£es, among others.  References to their wine (âportoâ), Fado music or sardines are also typical, as are their beaches.
Children use these phonograms to learn about âword familiesâ for example cake, make, bake, fake. Embedded phonics-an approach to the teaching of reading in which phonics forms one part of a whole language programme.
Creating a Good Foundation. When teaching phonics to your class, focus on the phonic sounds, instead of the letter names, as you are working on phonemic awareness activities. Then move into visual recognition of the phonic sounds as you incorporate them into reading activities.The more senses involved, the more likely the child is to learn them.reating a Good Foundation. When teaching phonics to your class, focus on the phonic sounds, instead of the letter names, as you are working on phonemic awareness activities. Then move into visual recognition of the phonic sounds as you incorporate them into reading activities.