For example, the ability for someone to see that the word "rat" is a combination of the sounds each of the letters "r," "a" and "t." Phonics: Reading instruction that teaches students the sounds ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

One two-month study and thousands of hours of research and development later, Preschool Prep Company™ brings to the market a line of products that help young children master letters, numbers ...

One two-month study and thousands of hours of research and development later, Preschool Prep Company™ brings to the market a line of products that help young children master letters, numbers ...

The strategies align with decades of research that shows that in addition to broadening their vocabulary, "children need to understand phonics, or the relationship between letters and the sounds ...

On the surface, adding letters to sounds might seem identical to teaching phonics. But some reading experts say phonemic awareness with letters still emphasizes the auditory skills of segmenting words ...

The survey of literacy concepts was administered by a University of Alberta professor and designed to highlight how equipped ...

Just months before the government introduces regular phonics testing in primary schools, a UK study claims similar tests in England made little difference to children's reading achievement. The ...

The state government has announced a new program that will be delivered as part of mandatory phonics education across ...

A grandmother from Menlo Park dubbed the “Paul Revere of the Reading Wars," she was a crusader for phonics instruction, which focuses on the relationships between the letters of written language and ...

Initially, they encourage students to guess at words rather than use their phonics skills, researchers say, which can prevent children from mapping the letter-sound connections that allow them to ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Updated, July 31: An earlier version of this article said that only six states ...