Many schools in SriLanka teach Phonics at Kindergarten level only. The current approach in teaching is that of high quality systemic PHONICS using multi-sensory techniques. Kanthie Jayasekera is an ...

The results are “dramatic,” said Devin Kearns, a professor in early literacy at North Carolina State University, who was not involved with the study. Gains from UFLI are equivalent to 8 months of ...

Simple words like "the" and "of" are everywhere, but don't follow regular phonics patterns. How should teachers approach them?

The first hint I had seen in my research that kindergarten ... while continuing to teach half-time. This required finding another teacher to share a classroom. Our first meeting was not auspicious.

In terms of where you would put phonics, in terms of priority in the lesson, many would argue that we haven’t got time to do it. In essence though it really is the fundamental building block of ...