Phonics for the Teacher of Reading, ninth edition, presents the context of phonics as one strategy for identifying and learning new words.  Designed for classroom teachers, reading teachers, and special education teachers who will soon be entering teaching for the first time, this text helps to understand and demonstrate the teaching methods and materials used in the classroom.  In addition, it helps sharpen teachers' knowledge of phonics, onsets and rimes, and how syllables affect pronunciation.  It also provides: