Christmas Books For Reading Practice
Your child snuggles beside you on a cold December evening, eyes bright with anticipation as you open a holiday book. The pages smell like fresh print and possibility. Outside, snowflakes…
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.
Every parent and educator wants the best outcome for their students. At the beginning...
Phonics is the basis of reading instruction. But it’s also equally as important for...
To read fluently, the brain pulls from a large sight word vocabulary that we’ve...
Learning how to read multisyllabic words is a big milestone during a child’s phonics...
In language development, basic concepts are words that set the foundation for children’s learning....
If you’re a teacher or parent of young readers, you’ve likely faced the overwhelming...
Have you ever wondered why the English language can be so complex? While there...
Spelling is a primary skill in phonics instruction and literacy development. It equips children...
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...
Your child snuggles beside you on a cold December evening, eyes bright with anticipation as you open a holiday book. The pages smell like fresh print and possibility. Outside, snowflakes…
2026 brings an exceptional lineup of professional learning opportunities for educators committed to evidence-based phonics instruction. Whether you’re a classroom teacher seeking to refine your skills, a reading specialist supporting…
The twinkling lights are up, cookies are baking, and your eager young reader wants to dive into every holiday book on the shelf. But here’s the wonderful secret many parents…
Picture a seven-year-old who can explain the water cycle in stunning detail, design elaborate engineering projects with building blocks, and engage in conversations that rival those of much older children.…
Rachel teaches first grade in a suburban elementary school. Last year, she watched five of her students struggle through every reading lesson while their classmates progressed steadily. She tried different…
You open the package with equal parts excitement and dread. Inside sits your investment in your child’s reading future: workbooks, lesson plans, manipulatives, and a teacher’s manual that could stop…
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…
