Letter Reversals: Normal Development or Red Flag?
Your kindergartener writes “doy” instead of “boy.” Your first grader reads “was” as “saw.” The letters b and d seem interchangeable in their writing. You wonder: Is this normal? Should…
Your family plays a big role in helping your child learn to read and write. With the right phonics activities at home, you can support your child’s literacy development and academic success. The more you understand how and why phonics instruction works, the better you can facilitate effective and meaningful learning experiences with your family.
To help your child practice phonics at home, read our insights for parents below! You can also browse our phonics program reviews for more.
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Your kindergartener writes “doy” instead of “boy.” Your first grader reads “was” as “saw.” The letters b and d seem interchangeable in their writing. You wonder: Is this normal? Should…
Your child was making steady progress. Each week brought new letter sounds, longer words, and growing confidence. Then suddenly, nothing. The forward momentum stopped. Your once-enthusiastic reader now struggles with…
Your child loves playing Bookworm on your tablet. They’re making long words and racking up points. You’re wondering: Is this actually helping them learn to read? It’s a fair question.…
Imagine two classrooms down the hall from each other. Same grade level, similar student demographics, but strikingly different reading outcomes by mid-year. The difference? The phonics program that each teacher…
When your child mispronounces words during conversation, you might think it’s adorable—and it often is! But what happens when those same articulation challenges show up during reading lessons? Many parents…
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Walk into some elementary school classrooms today and you’ll witness a troubling trend. Teachers are putting away phonics workbooks. Reading programs are promoting “authentic literature experiences” over systematic letter-sound instruction. …
A well-meaning parent watches their 4-year-old “read” their favorite bedtime story word-for-word, flipping pages at just the right moments. The child has memorized every line perfectly, leading the parent to…
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