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 ...

To argue that schools are over-teaching phonics is to risk being seen as a naysayer—someone who believes the tide will ...

From the much maligned key stage 1 screening test which asks children to sound out words such as "drall", "halp" and "snope", to the current embrace of the synthetic phonics model in UK schools, how ...

When your child is first learning to read, you’ll likely be on the lookout for engaging, age-appropriate reading materials to practice with. Decodable books are a type of reading material that allows ...

BATAVIA, Ohio — Cassie Carter has been a teacher in Clermont County for over 10 years, but this school year is the first time she’s not in a traditional classroom. “Reading is just a puzzle, the kids ...

To the editor: “English is a phonetic language,” states a letter writer who taught reading — but, I must add, only to a point. Just a brief look at the previous sentence will show numerous exceptions ...