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Reading.com App Review

Reading.com App Review

A Unique, Research-Based Approach to Teaching Children to Read At cms.phonics.org, we evaluate phonics programs designed for children—empowering you to make informed decisions about the most suitable apps for your child’s learning journey.  In this article, we provide an educational review of the Reading.com app for early literacy instruction. What is Reading.com? Discover a research-based …

Using YouTube for Phonics Practice: The Good, the Bad, and the Useless

Using YouTube for Phonics Practice: The Good, the Bad, and the Useless

YouTube has more than 500 hours of video uploaded every minute. Somewhere in that flood of content are genuinely useful phonics resources for your child, and somewhere are videos that will waste their time or, worse, teach them habits that make reading harder. Here is how to tell the difference before you press play. Why …

How Long Does It Take a Child to Complete a Phonics Program?

How Long Does It Take a Child to Complete a Phonics Program?

Parents starting a phonics program often want to know one thing: how long is this going to take? It is a reasonable question, and the honest answer is that it depends on factors that vary significantly from child to child. What the research does make clear is what drives the timeline and what parents can …

What Structured Literacy Certification  Means

What Structured Literacy Certification Means

The phrase “structured literacy certified” is showing up everywhere right now: on tutoring profiles, school websites, reading intervention programs, and literacy apps. But what does the credential actually mean, and why does it matter for your child? Here is what parents should know before putting that label at the top of a hiring list. Structured …

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