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 ...

Student scores have plunged to historic lows, but some states are turning back to the practice of teaching letter sounds—if teacher unions do not spoil the efforts first. Phonics instructs ...

This activity is great for developing your child's understanding that words are made up of lots of different letter sounds, which is a really important skill to have when learning to read and write.

Fort Worth ISD students, however, are not receiving enough instruction to master phonics, district officials said. As part of a wide-sweeping district restructuring, phonics lessons will be ...