New research has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers (age 4-5) learn to read. The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in ...

Posing as letter shapes while practicing letter sounds is an active and engaging activity. While learning letter sounds, students can pose their bodies in the shape of letters to connect their shape ...

Anna Scretching-Cole helps children learn about the short o sound. Learn about short o with Anna Scretching-Cole. The short o vowel sound often appears in the middle of words like job, jog, or frog.

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 ...

Clarification: A previous version of this story had a different image. It has been updated for clarity. Walk into any kindergarten classroom this fall, and there’s a good chance students will be ...

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 ...