There are alternatives to England’s focus on synthetic phonics, which teaches children to decode words by learning the relationship between letters and sounds.

Classic reading instruction relies heavily on phonics, which teaches kids to correlate sounds with letters, enabling them to sound out unfamiliar words.

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

Literacy experts explained 'the science of reading' isn't just one program or curriculum, but an entire body of research on how to teach reading.

For many, the “science of reading” has become synonymous with phonics instruction. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have said the movement to align reading instruction with what the ...

How phonics is making a comeback as millions of kids struggle to read "I will get teared up because I think I can't read," fourth grader Raven said.

America’s kids aren’t learning how to read, a skill which forms the building blocks of nearly every other subject or discipline and a lifelong capacity for acquiring knowledge. That’s why it ...

The aversion to using phonics was because of the boring way it was taught using reams of worksheets—it killed any enthusiasm for reading. Also, test scores were not improving. The idea that the ...

Its premise is that learning to read, like learning to speak, comes naturally via exposure to good material. In the battle between these two systems, phonics has triumphed.

Title pretty much says it all. I'm wondering if there are any reading skills, phonics, etc. type games on the DS. My daughter has a Japanese Thomas the Tank Engine game that has some basic ...