When it comes to building early literacy and numeracy skills, the research is clear on what works best: explicit instruction ...

Play the 'Simple Sounds' mini game on Small Town Superheroes. Use the yellow arrows to navigate to the 'Sally and Percy' section to find the 'Simple Sounds' game. If you can, open the game in a ...

Last month, an ITV News investigation revealed that a method which has been discredited for decades is being widely used in ...

Children usually phonics at school, which teaches them helps to associate different sounds with different letters - or combinations of letters. They can then use this skill to help ‘decode ...

Whether you have a newborn, a busy toddler, or an active preschooler, the question—”When will my child learn to read?”—has ...

As the "science of reading" movement has spread, predictable texts for beginning readers have come under fire.

Children’s literacy rates are falling around the globe. In response, a number of governments, including New Zealand’s, are ...

Learning to read in English is devilishly difficult ... and teachers agree direct instruction in letter-sound relationships (phonics) is necessary for children to become readers.