There has been much discussion at the Columbus Board of Education and in social media regarding the district’s score below which 3rd grade teachers are required to complete a Reading Improvement ...

English is a phonetic language, but only to a point. That's why overemphasis on phonics instruction in reading leaves out crucial steps to mastering comprehension.

The phonics vs. whole-language debate in literacy education doesn't mean anything if kids glued to their smartphones aren't encouraged by their families to read.

"The Vowel A" teaches viewers about the short and long sounds of the vowel letter A. It explains how the presence of a final 'e' at the end of words changes the sound of A from short to long ...

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 ...

Welcome to Alphablocks! Twenty six letters who discover that when they hold hands and make a word, it comes magically to life. In a world that runs on phonics, each Alphablock's personality ...

As the Feb. 24 article states, Louisiana is using the "science of reading" emphasizing phonics and teaching students to "decipher words letter by letter and sound by sound." ...

Mullen is bringing her pro-phonics message to parents this week at a free event in Lawrence. A former teacher at Sunflower Elementary School, Mullen will be the featured speaker at the “Reading ...