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.
Learning to read and write are two sides of the same coin. While many...
Understanding phonics milestones by age helps parents and educators effectively support children’s literacy development....
Are you passionate about helping children learn to read? Whether you’re a parent who...
Picture this: Your young reader is confidently sounding out words when they encounter “knife”...
When young children learn letter sounds through movement – jumping as they say /j/,...
Tech + nature – sounds like the future, right? In recent years, a new...
The statistics are sobering: 66% of American fourth graders are failing to meet proficiency...
The schwa sound is an essential concept in phonics instruction. However, it can be...
Phonics and handwriting are closely intertwined. Because phonics is how children learn to read...
English Language Learners (ELLs) face unique challenges when developing literacy skills in a new...
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…
