A Unique, Research-Based Approach to Teaching Children to Read At 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 …
If you’ve spent any time in early literacy circles, you’ve probably noticed something strange: people argue about sight words. One camp says memorizing sight words is essential. Another says it’s a relic of whole-language instruction that has no place in a science-of-reading classroom. The truth is calmer and more useful than either side suggests. Sight …
Among kindergarten teachers, word sorting holds a quiet kind of reverence. It asks for nothing more than a small pile of word cards and a child willing to look closely, yet it builds the very skills strong readers rely on. Children group words by what they share, whether a vowel sound, a spelling pattern, or …
Most parents and teachers think of reading and writing as separate skills taught at different times of day. Reading comes first, the thinking goes, and writing follows once a child has the basics down. But research from the past two decades tells a different story. Writing, even at the simplest level of putting sounds onto …
