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 intense ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

For decades, there’s been an overwhelming scientific consensus on the best way to teach kids to read. But millions of kids still don’t get the kind of instruction that works. In the early 1950s, ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

A recent New York Times article threatens to revive longstanding misconceptions about phonics. Teaching children to sound out words in a way that’s backed by science shouldn’t carry political baggage.

On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read independently ...

Phonics tests for six year olds have started in schools in England. But what do parents need to know about this system for learning to read? Phonics has been promoted by the government as the best way ...

Rauno Parrila's research on reading has been funded by the Social Sciences Research Council of Canada, Government of Alberta, Alberta Teachers' Association, Australian Research Council, Finnish ...

Here’s the good news: Most educators have gotten the message that K-5 students need to learn the foundational reading skills outlined in the common core and other college and career-ready standards: ...

Primary school children in Victoria will increasingly be taught to read via a teaching method called 'phonics'. It's a way of explicitly teaching sounds, which enables children to decipher unfamiliar ...

He works in mysterious ways.

Amy-Louise Peach from Little Learners explores phonics and how you can help your child practice at home. You may have heard about phonics at a parents’ evening, or even from your own child on the walk ...