In fact, children in English-speaking countries do not memorize words by heart, but by spelling them out, which is called "natural spelling". The natural spelling method, also known as the "English natural spelling method", natural spelling method is the current international mainstream English teaching method, it is not only a native English-speaking children to learn English pronunciation and spelling, improve reading ability and comprehension of the teaching method, but also in English as a second language English beginners to learn pronunciation rules and spelling skills. It is also a method of teaching pronunciation rules and spelling skills to beginners in English as a second language. This teaching method is simple and efficient, in line with the children's law of language learning, and let them learn in play, learning in play, which not only changes the boring atmosphere of learning English, but also greatly improves the learning efficiency, in short, it is a significant effect of the English teaching method.
English natural spelling method through the direct learning of the 26 letters and letter combinations in the word pronunciation rules, the establishment of letters and letter combinations and pronunciation of the perception of the letter, so that the students in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, to understand and learn the wonders of the English letter combinations, to master the laws of spelling in English, so as to achieve the see the word will be able to read, hear the word will be able to spell the purpose of learning.
For most English beginners, the natural spelling method is a practical tool and method, such as mastery, without the use of phonetic symbols, will be able to read 80% of the English words, the boring memorization of words into a simple thing, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
In 2000, China's Hong Kong and Taiwan took the lead in introducing this method, and entered the stage of large-scale promotion and popularization.