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 ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

The results are “dramatic,” said Devin Kearns, a professor in early literacy at North Carolina State University, who was not ...

State funding for Act 20, an already-passed law focused on literacy in Wisconsin, is tied up in an ongoing lawsuit.

Too many school systems simply pass kids along in the hopes that they will naturally pick up reading skills over time, rather than catching and fixing gaps early. An early phonics check would make ...

In this article, you will learn how phonics can help ESL students develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and what strategies you can use to implement phonics in your ESL ...

"Whatever your post code, every child will get the benefits of learning how to read ... "The evidence is in that putting phonics at the heart of teaching kids to read has immeasurable results ...

Join Wiley Blevins in this ILA Webinar, where participants will explore innovative strategies to adapt and scaffold phonics instruction for all learners, ensuring access to grade-level content for ...

So that's why reading seems like such slow, hard work. Most kids begin learning to read by learning how speech sounds make up words (phonemic awareness) and then connecting those sounds to alphabet ...