Isabel Simmons helps children learn about the digraphs sh and ch. Isabel Simmons shows children how to build, spell, and read words with the digraphs sh and ch. Digraphs are two letters that ...

Regarding the March 12 editorial “Yes, U.S. children should be hooked on phonics”: I am a volunteer with Reading Partners, tutoring children at elementary schools in D.C. to bring them to ...

Literacy standards are rising in schools that emphasise the sounding-out of words, or "phonics" An expert says it's a "lottery" whether children end up in a classroom that teaches this way Divides ...

The efficacy of phonics as a method of teaching has been debated for several decades, and has recently come back to the forefront of public debate. Scientific studies have repeatedly found that ...

Consider supporting our stories and becoming a member today. A student in a Mississippi elementary school reads a book in class. Research shows young children need explicit, systematic phonics ...