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Two teachers are using the viral word game Wordle to support phonics instruction in their classrooms.
Reading specialists have often pitted phonics against holistic word recognition and whole language approaches in the war over how to teach children to read. However, a new study shows that the ...
Phonics should be taught properly, setting children up for success instead of failure. Words are not puzzles to be solved. Words are written communication.
New research suggests that relying on phonics, a method of learning where an individual sounds out words, helps students to learn reading faster when compared with the whole-language technique ...
In kindergarten through second grade, the phonics program focuses on “foundational literacy skills, including oral language, print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics, word recognition ...
Reading instruction for students with MoID is typically limited to sight-word instruction. We developed a 2-part, phonetic instructional sequence based upon Direct Instruction teaching methodology to ...
Why phonics tests spell trouble Ministers insist the Government's new compulsory assessment can help schools spot slow readers. Teachers argue the brightest pupils fail it. Here, Jennifer Jackson ...