From playful sound games to systematic phonics lessons, research shows early literacy thrives when kids engage with print and sounds in hands-on ways. Programs like UFLI Foundations and structured ...

Welcome back to teaching in room nine our summertime edition. My name is Julia. I'm a second grade teacher at the Soulard school but here for teaching in room nine my lessons focus on phonemic ...

Helping kids become confident readers doesn’t have to feel like homework. With engaging phonics games, creative spelling activities, and everyday literacy moments, learning can be both fun and ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.

Arguments about the best way to teach children to read can be intense – they’ve even been described as “the reading wars”. In England, as in many other countries, much of the debate has been over the ...