From the very beginning, children need to train their brains to recognize English sounds. If they do not recognize the sound, they won't hear what they need to. “As you read a book word by word and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.

As a teacher in Oakland, Calif., Kareem Weaver helped struggling fourth- and fifth-grade kids learn to read by using a very structured, phonics-based reading curriculum called Open Court. It worked ...

Teaching a child to read is all about "decoding," a fundamental skill in which readers sound out unfamiliar words. While it may seem like a fancy educational term – and some parents will hear it a ...