According to most reading programs, learning to read is largely a guessing game. That approach prevents many students from learning to sound words out, with dire consequences later on. Many educators ...

Reading specialists have often pitted phonics against holistic word recognition and whole language approaches in the war over how to teach children to read. However, a new study shows that the three ...

Test scores at 66 of the state’s lowest-performing schools strongly outpaced similar schools after educators adopted phonics-based instruction, offering some of the most compelling evidence to date ...

As your child approaches the start of primary school, it is a good idea to play games that help with their understandings of word sounds. Great ideas for these include exploring rhymes and words that ...

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