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.
Teaching the Basics. 1  1. Teach your child the alphabet. 2  2. Develop phonemic awareness. 3  3. Teach your child rhymes.  4. Teach your child to read using explicit 1  phonics. 5. Have your child practice decoding.  6. Do not worry about 1  grammar.. 7. Build up an archive of sight  words.