We need decoding. We need phonics and we need great literature," said Mary Coakley-Fields, an associate professor in Manhattanville College's department of literacy and English education, and ...

In the debate over Emily Hanford’s podcast “Sold a Story,” two groups have been vocal: those who agree that teachers have been conned into believing most children learn to read without systematic ...

As Elaine Garan, a professor of literacy and early education at California State University-Fresno, has pointed out, the panel found that systematic phonics was superior only on tests of decoding ...

Phonics: Reading instruction that teaches students the sounds letters make and how those sounds combine in predictable patterns to form words. For example, ... What is decoding?

‘We need to get on board and do it’: Grand Strand author pushes for decoding reading practices in schools By Julia Richardson Published : Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:50 PM EST ...

Casey Schultz, Mandy Ellis, Dr. Carolyn Brown, Dr. Jerry Zimmermann, Kelly Wickham Hurst, and the late Dr. Kay MacPhee, who contributed a response prior to her death, discuss the role of phonics ...

Combining phonics and background knowledge The science of reading is not a program, curriculum, nor something you can purchase. It’s a collection of scientific research from a variety of ...

Phonics is the key to unlocking literacy skills among Lawrence K-12 students, ... Mullen characterized it as guessing, compared with the sound-it-out decoding of words that phonics employs.

1) Before beginning reading instruction, teachers should conduct a high-quality baseline assessment. 2) Identify assessment tools that determine what students know about phonics and whether they can ...

Some school districts in Oregon have made changes to incorporate much greater emphasis on phonics and decoding. Portland is moving in that direction. And so is Lake Oswego, West Linn-Wilsonville ...