Sight Words vs. High-Frequency Words
During phonics instruction, children learn to sound out or “decode” words. With enough practice, decoding turns into sight word recognition. Sight words are defined as any word that can be…
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.
Whether you’re considering which phonics instruction methods work best or looking for ways to introduce difficult concepts to students, phonics.org is here to support you.
During phonics instruction, children learn to sound out or “decode” words. With enough practice,...
Reading is an advanced skill and a relatively new phenomenon among humans. While literacy...
One of the most crucial skills for kids learning to read is learning how...
Teaching children how to read is a crucial and sometimes complicated process. Phonics instruction...
Skillful readers can read words effortlessly and automatically with full comprehension. This process often...
Ahhh, phonics instruction. It’s such a special experience in a child’s education! Helping kids...
Sometimes, it seems like no matter how much you practice with your child or...
Explicit phonics instruction is vital to literacy development, especially when it’s time for kids...
The more advanced children become at reading, the more complex certain phonics rules become....
Knowing the connection between letters (graphemes) and sounds (phonemes) is one of the first...
During phonics instruction, children learn to sound out or “decode” words. With enough practice, decoding turns into sight word recognition. Sight words are defined as any word that can be…
Reading is an advanced skill and a relatively new phenomenon among humans. While literacy is a crucial ability a child must develop to obtain knowledge and navigate society, it doesn’t…
One of the most crucial skills for kids learning to read is learning how to blend phonemes. This is a foundational skill that not only relates to spoken language but…
Teaching children how to read is a crucial and sometimes complicated process. Phonics instruction becomes the foundation of reading, so taking an effective and proven approach is required if kids…
Skillful readers can read words effortlessly and automatically with full comprehension. This process often seems impossible to kids as they begin to learn basic phonics skills—how do adults read so…
Ahhh, phonics instruction. It’s such a special experience in a child’s education! Helping kids learn how to read and write is fascinating, rewarding, and developmentally necessary. Unless it’s not. If…
Sometimes, it seems like no matter how much you practice with your child or student, they aren’t grasping phonics concepts. Maybe you repeatedly teach your child a letter or rule…
Explicit phonics instruction is vital to literacy development, especially when it’s time for kids to begin reading. With the variety of phonics instruction methods and opinions in education today, it’s…
The more advanced children become at reading, the more complex certain phonics rules become. It can be frustrating (not to mention confusing) when kids learn core phonics rules only to…
Knowing the connection between letters (graphemes) and sounds (phonemes) is one of the first concepts your child will have to grasp as they begin their reading journey. Knowing which letters…
