It is the foundation for success in reading. She will succeed to read if she knows phonics. Teachers use connected print to introduce reading to children. Children are encouraged to memorize words as whole units. They do hands-on activities such as writing in journals, and analyzing words in context, by using pictures, for meaning.
Whole language has strengths in that children begin to write early.
They are involved in connected print, and they are using personal language skills making the process of reading more interesting. The weakness of whole language methods is that some children never get a full phonic foundation. They are unable to decode unfamiliar words. Research has shown that good readers always use phonics to decipher new words. Auditory training - training for the ears to prepare the child's brain for phonics.