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.
Rachel teaches first grade in a suburban elementary school. Last year, she watched five...
You open the package with equal parts excitement and dread. Inside sits your investment...
Your kindergartener writes “doy” instead of “boy.” Your first grader reads “was” as “saw.”...
Your child was making steady progress. Each week brought new letter sounds, longer words,...
Your child loves playing Bookworm on your tablet. They’re making long words and racking...
Imagine two classrooms down the hall from each other. Same grade level, similar student...
When your child mispronounces words during conversation, you might think it’s adorable—and it often...
A frustrated parent sits at the kitchen table with their struggling six-year-old, laptop open...
Walk into some elementary school classrooms today and you’ll witness a troubling trend. Teachers...
A well-meaning parent watches their 4-year-old “read” their favorite bedtime story word-for-word, flipping pages...
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…
You’ve been working hard with your child on phonics. They’re blending sounds beautifully, sounding out “cat” and “ship” with confidence. Then they encounter the word “said” and try to pronounce…
If you’re a parent whose child is struggling to read, you might wonder why their teacher seems uncertain about phonics instruction. It’s a fair question, and the answer might surprise…
You’ve done your research. You understand that systematic synthetic phonics is a typical standard for teaching reading. You know your child or students need explicit instruction in letter-sound relationships with…
The Right to Read Act, introduced in Congress, is an effort by lawmakers to address gaps in literacy instruction and library access. While legislation always involves a political process, the…
Maria’s kindergarten teacher noticed something puzzling. The bright five-year-old could identify every letter in the alphabet and knew most of their sounds. Yet when reading simple words, she consistently read…
It’s 3:30 on a Friday afternoon. Thirty exhausted teachers file into the library for mandatory professional development on phonics instruction. A consultant clicks through slides explaining the five components of…
Your third grader still struggles to decode simple words. Your English language learner confuses similar sounds. Your high schooler avoids reading aloud at all costs. These scenarios play out in…
