Phonics Gets "ng" Completely Wrong-- And it Matters

Описание: Is “ng” really one sound?
Speech pathologist Shawna Pope-Jefferson explains why phonics programs incorrectly teach "ng" as a sound unit—and what real phonology shows instead.

In this video, Shawna Pope-Jefferson, MA, CCC-SLP, examines a common phonics routine—the “ing–ang–ung” chant—and explains why it fails to support real reading and spelling. Drawing on linguistic evidence, including the historical work of linguist Richard Hogg, she shows that the [ŋ] sound is written by the single grapheme "n" in specific environments—not by a special "ng" unit.

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0:00 Intro
0:24 Why "ng" is not a sound unit
2:26 Why phonemes can't be pronounced in isolation
3:50 Why chanting "ing", "ang", "ung" doesn't transfer to reading or spelling
5:04 Why dialect variation proves "ng" is not a sound unit
6:11 Why kids with learning differences can't rely on "sound" tricks
7:17 Final Thoughts

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