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Reading.com App Review

Reading.com App Review

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 …

Phonics for Students with Visual Processing Difficulties

Phonics for Students with Visual Processing Difficulties

Your child passed the eye exam with flying colors, but they still mix up “b” and “d,” lose their place on the page, and get frustrated every time they sit down to read. Sound familiar? The problem might not be their eyesight at all. Visual processing difficulties affect how the brain interprets what the eyes …

Multilingual Learners at Home: Phonics When English Is the Second Language

Multilingual Learners at Home: Phonics When English Is the Second Language

Your family speaks Spanish at home, but your child is learning to read in English at school. Or perhaps your household runs on Mandarin, Arabic, or Somali, and your kindergartener is suddenly expected to sound out English words they’ve never heard before. If you’ve ever worried that your home language might hold your child back …

Teaching Phonics to Students with Hearing Loss

Teaching Phonics to Students with Hearing Loss

Most people assume phonics and hearing loss don’t belong in the same sentence. After all, phonics is about sounds, and hearing loss means limited access to sound, right? It’s a reasonable assumption, but it’s wrong. Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) can and do develop phonological awareness and phonics skills, especially when …