| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of tables | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第14-23页 |
| ·The importance of teaching and learning English in elementary schools | 第14-16页 |
| ·Globalization | 第14-15页 |
| ·Critical period | 第15页 |
| ·Government policies | 第15-16页 |
| ·The difficulties of teaching and learning English in elementary schools | 第16-20页 |
| ·Lack of qualified teachers | 第17-18页 |
| ·Lack of adequate teaching methods | 第18-19页 |
| ·Lack of appropriate textbooks | 第19-20页 |
| ·The realities of teaching and learning English in elementary schools | 第20-23页 |
| ·Serious learning difficulties in mastering English | 第20页 |
| ·Serious teaching difficulties in sustaining students' interest and motivation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Serious lack of effective learning strategies and methods | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-41页 |
| ·Dominant methods in teaching decoding and encoding skills | 第23-29页 |
| ·The International Phonetic Alphabet | 第23-24页 |
| ·The phonics teaching method | 第24-26页 |
| ·The whole language teaching method | 第26-29页 |
| ·Advantages and disadvantages of the three dominant teaching methods | 第29-32页 |
| ·International Phonetic Alphabet | 第29页 |
| ·The phonics method | 第29-31页 |
| ·The whole language method | 第31-32页 |
| ·The phonics method | 第32-41页 |
| ·About phonemic awareness | 第32-35页 |
| ·About letter sounds and letter names | 第35-36页 |
| ·About knowledge of letter sounds and letter correspondences | 第36-41页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第41-65页 |
| ·Subjects | 第41页 |
| ·Number of subjects | 第41页 |
| ·Selection process of subjects | 第41页 |
| ·Design of the study | 第41-45页 |
| ·The treatment group: the phonics method | 第42-44页 |
| ·The comparison group: the whole language method | 第44-45页 |
| ·The control group: the status quo | 第45页 |
| ·Instructional contents and materials | 第45-47页 |
| ·Letter sounds: 26 consonant letter sounds and 18 vowel letter sounds | 第45-47页 |
| ·Letter and letter combinations representing the 44 sounds in English | 第47页 |
| ·Pretest | 第47-51页 |
| ·Pretest of children's phonemic awareness | 第47-49页 |
| ·Pretest of children's knowledge of 44 sounds in English | 第49页 |
| ·Pretest of children's knowledge of phonograms | 第49-50页 |
| ·Pretest of children's decoding and encoding abilities | 第50-51页 |
| ·Instructional process | 第51-61页 |
| ·Instruction of the 44 sounds in English | 第51-56页 |
| ·Instruction of letter names | 第51-52页 |
| ·Instruction of letter sounds | 第52-53页 |
| ·Instruction of 26 consonant sounds | 第53-54页 |
| ·Instruction of 18 vowel sounds | 第54-56页 |
| ·Instruction of letter and letter combinations representing the 44 sounds in English | 第56-58页 |
| ·Instruction of decoding skills using children's phonics knowledge | 第58-61页 |
| ·Posttest | 第61-65页 |
| ·Posttest of children's mastering of the 44 sounds in English | 第61-62页 |
| ·Posttest of children's mastering of the 80 commonly used phonograms | 第62页 |
| ·Posttest of children's decoding and encoding abilities | 第62-65页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ RESULTS | 第65-73页 |
| ·Comparison of the results of the three testing groups | 第65-67页 |
| ·Children's phonemic awareness | 第67页 |
| ·Children's mastery of 44 letter sounds and letter representations | 第67-70页 |
| ·Children's decoding and encoding abilities | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the phonics method | 第71-73页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ DISCUSSION | 第73-75页 |
| ·Discussion of results | 第73-74页 |
| ·Further Research | 第74页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第74-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-77页 |
