In case you ever wondered - How would I diagram that sentence about buffalos?

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8. The loss of phonics was a disaster............

if I'm not mistaken, phonics had it's beginnings during WWII. A large percentage of draftees were illiterate and had to be taught to read and write. Phonics was the process used to train these men.

I loved phonics, I had phonics workbooks that were great to do. I think my love for reading is because I was taught an easy and effortless way to read.

I have a nephew who had problems learning to read. The school was into the "immersion" way to read. (I didn't understand it). My brother and his wife had to get a tutor, he utilized phonics with him. Reading is not my nephew's favorite leisure activity, but between the phonics and his grandmother getting him Captain Underpants books, he eventually read the Harry Potter series and graduated from college.

I also think phonics should be used in teaching ESL.