What a Good Phonics Screener Actually Measures
If your child’s school sent home a note about an upcoming “phonics screener,” you might have felt a flash of worry. Is it a test? Will my child pass or…
As an educator, you play a crucial role in children’s literacy development! Effective phonics instruction lays the foundation kids need to become curious, lifelong learners in the classroom and the world beyond.
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If your child’s school sent home a note about an upcoming “phonics screener,” you...
Your child has been learning letter sounds for weeks. They can tell you that...
Right now, you’re reading these words without thinking about how you’re doing it. Your...
Most parents celebrate when their child can sound out words on a page. That’s...
Before a child ever sees a letter on a page, their brain is already...
Your child passed the eye exam with flying colors, but they still mix up...
Most people assume phonics and hearing loss don’t belong in the same sentence. After...
There is a well-documented shift that occurs around third grade, which literacy researchers have...
School administrators face an enormous challenge. Reading scores have declined, the achievement gap persists,...
You’ve just announced that your school is implementing a new systematic phonics program. You...
If your child’s school sent home a note about an upcoming “phonics screener,” you might have felt a flash of worry. Is it a test? Will my child pass or…
Your child has been learning letter sounds for weeks. They can tell you that “s” says /s/ and “a” says /a/ and “t” says /t/. Then you hand them a…
Right now, you’re reading these words without thinking about how you’re doing it. Your brain is instantly converting letters into sounds and sounds into meaning, all in milliseconds. But there…
Most parents celebrate when their child can sound out words on a page. That’s a huge milestone. But here’s what often gets overlooked: decoding is not the finish line. A…
Before a child ever sees a letter on a page, their brain is already building the architecture for reading. It happens through thousands of hours of being spoken to, sung…
Your child passed the eye exam with flying colors, but they still mix up “b” and “d,” lose their place on the page, and get frustrated every time they sit…
Most people assume phonics and hearing loss don’t belong in the same sentence. After all, phonics is about sounds, and hearing loss means limited access to sound, right? It’s a…
There is a well-documented shift that occurs around third grade, which literacy researchers have studied for decades. In the early grades, children are learning to read. By third grade, they…
School administrators face an enormous challenge. Reading scores have declined, the achievement gap persists, and teachers are stretched thin as they try to meet diverse student needs. At the same…
You’ve just announced that your school is implementing a new systematic phonics program. You expect relief. After all, reading scores have been declining, and this approach is backed by decades…
