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Teach Phonics
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Red Flags vs. Normal Variation: How to Tell If Your Child Needs Help
Here’s something most parents don’t realize: Two five-year-olds sitting side by side in the same kindergarten classroom can be months apart in their reading…
Multilingual Learners at Home: Phonics When English Is the Second Language
Your family speaks Spanish at home, but your child is learning to read in English at school. Or perhaps your household runs on Mandarin, Arabic, or Somali, and…
Phonics for Late Talkers: When Speech Delays Affect Reading Readiness
Your toddler points at the dog, lights up with excitement, but stays silent. Meanwhile, the child next door is already stringing sentences together. If this…
When Phonics Rules Don’t Work: Teaching Exception Words Systematically
You’ve been working hard with your child on phonics. They’re blending sounds beautifully, sounding out “cat” and “ship” with confidence. Then they encounter…
Review Chicktionary App Review
A Fun Word Game That Isn’t a Phonics Tool Looking for honest reviews of educational apps? Browse the comprehensive phonics app reviews at Phonics.org to find…
Review Phonics Games for the Classroom: 10 Teacher-Approved Activities
Learning to read shouldn’t feel like a chore. When children associate reading with enjoyment, they’re more likely to develop into lifelong readers who approach…
What is a Phoneme?
Have you ever wondered why your child can recognize the letter ‘B’ but struggles to connect it with the sound it makes? Or why sounding out words like “ship”…
Short Vowel Sounds: A Parent’s Guide
A child’s literacy journey begins with learning the fundamental building blocks of reading, and short vowel sounds are among the most critical first steps. As…
Cross-Linguistic Transfer in Reading
Does learning to read in one language help children learn to read in another? The answer is yes! Research shows that many reading skills can transfer between…
Supporting Diverse Learners in Phonics Instruction
Every classroom contains a unique tapestry of learners, each bringing their own strengths, challenges, and experiences to the process of learning to read. As…
Do Occupational Therapists Help with Reading?
If your child’s occupational therapist has suggested they can help with reading challenges, you might be wondering how OT fits into your child’s literacy…
Phonics for Dyslexic Students: A Teacher’s Guide
As educators, supporting students with dyslexia requires a deep understanding of evidence-based phonics instruction. Research consistently shows that…
Learn Phonics With Picture Books: A Guide for Preschool Teachers
Teaching phonics to young children can be both fun and effective when you incorporate picture books into your instruction. Picture books naturally engage…
Fun Phonics Learning with Dog Man
The Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey has captured the imagination of young readers worldwide. What many parents might not realize is that these entertaining books…
The Reading-Writing Connection: A Research Review
The relationship between reading and writing instruction has undergone a significant transformation in American education over the past century. Historically,…
Teaching Phonics for Writing Skills
Phonics is the basis of reading instruction. But it’s also equally as important for kids to develop writing skills! Knowing alphabetical letter-sound…
How to Help Kids Start Reading Multisyllabic Words
Learning how to read multisyllabic words is a big milestone during a child’s phonics instruction. It’s a beginner’s bridge between basic phonics and more…
Sight Words vs. High-Frequency Words
During phonics instruction, children learn to sound out or “decode” words. With enough practice, decoding turns into sight word recognition. Sight words are…
The Different Types of Phonics Instruction
Teaching children how to read is a crucial and sometimes complicated process. Phonics instruction becomes the foundation of reading, so taking an effective and…
Orthographic Mapping and Sight Words: Developing Reading Fluency
Skillful readers can read words effortlessly and automatically with full comprehension. This process often seems impossible to kids as they begin to learn…
Common Phonics Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching
Ahhh, phonics instruction. It’s such a special experience in a child’s education! Helping kids learn how to read and write is fascinating, rewarding, and…
Making Phonics Stick: Help Kids Learn Essential Literacy Skills
Sometimes, it seems like no matter how much you practice with your child or student, they aren’t grasping phonics concepts. Maybe you repeatedly teach your…
A Guide to Teaching Letter Sounds Effectively
Knowing the connection between letters (graphemes) and sounds (phonemes) is one of the first concepts your child will have to grasp as they begin their reading…