The analytic approach analyzes a single phoneme within a word, then other words are analyzed to determine whether they have the same phonemic pattern. This is contrasted with the synthetic approach, in which the individual phoneme of each letter is sounded to decode the word. To compare the two, the synthetic method uses blending of learned phonemes for decoding, while the analytic links a repeated singular phoneme or pattern of letters into similar words allowing children to analyze the word to recognize its meaning. However, the synthetic method does not work when words are broken down out of context. For example, the word "wind" can only be pronounced and read with the correct phoneme for "i" in the context of a sentence. The analytical method also has disadvantages as it encourages the child to make generalizations or hypotheses about the meaning of a word. Regardless of these shortcomings, the research concludes that the synthetic method both here and abroad is the most successful approach to teaching reading and spelling. It is logical to assume that this may be the most effective method for teaching phonics since you cannot start reading a word without first understanding the phoneme that each letter represents, however this does not necessarily mean that it is the best method for