Scatter bean bags with letters around the yard. Scatter bean bags with letters around the yard. Then say a sound and ask your child to find the bag with the letter that makes that sound. This is a ...

But that’s not how people learn to read. People need to be taught to read. And the trouble is, educators, parents and politicians can’t seem to agree on the best way to do that.

Phonics is the base for learning English. Unfortunately, it was cast aside during the whole-language movement. (“‘I Literally Cried': Teachers Describe Their Transition to Science-Based ...

If children can’t master phonics, they are more likely to struggle to read. That’s why researchers say explicit, systematic instruction in phonics is important: Teachers must lead students step by ...

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

Let’s consider an example. Today’s story is about helping children learn to read. Here, Chris Brooks is using the ‘phonics’ method.

Ghoti equals fish. Teaching reading is difficult. You’ll look for shortcuts to get a 6-year-old going. Phonics help, but it’s only a tool. There is more to it.

New research has shown that learning to read by sounding out words (a teaching method known as phonics) has a dramatic impact on the accuracy of reading aloud and comprehension. There has been ...

Should we explain to our students through phonics teaching how our speech is codified into English writing? It sounds obvious that we should; indeed, that not to do so would be cruel. Early ...

Such children learn to read by any method, either look-say or phonics. They develop quite adequate phonics ability through look-say methods merely by matching the spoken-word patterns to the ...