Reading doesn't just happen. It's a skill that has to be learned, which means it has to be taught. And since reading is foundational to success in just about every ...

For many years, schools across the US have used flawed and debunked theories about how to teach children how to read. Instead of using tried and true phonics-based curricula, schools opted to teach ...

Simple words like "the" and "of" are everywhere, but don't follow regular phonics patterns. How should teachers approach them?

Classic reading instruction relies heavily on phonics, which teaches kids to correlate sounds with letters, enabling them to ...

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Meet the Letters taught children to recognize letter ... makes Meet the Letter Sounds also introduces children to basic phonics rules such as rcontrolled vowels and silent e ...

It required schools to shift away from “balanced literacy” curriculum to a phonics-based model known ... Association’s Wisconsin branch sent a letter to DPI. It said they’re concerned ...

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LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — A sheriff in Oregon says he has contacted the FBI and is increasingly concerned about a letter circulating in his rural, coastal community asking people to write down the ...

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