Opposite of pure sounds (teaching phonics)

Hi

I understand that the recommended way of teaching phonics (in UK at least) is to use pure sounds ie mmm not muh. I understand the logic behind this although not sure if it's so intuitive and gives some inconsistencies as letters like g are hard to pronounce without saying guh. Also unvoiced p is kinda hard to hear.

i'm wondering if the other way (puh, guh, muh) considered a different approach (and does it have a name) or is it just wrong? And how accepted as gospel is the pure sounds approach?

Thanks!

Submitted January 25, 2025 at 01:45PM by rawcane https://ift.tt/lVPXH9S