Tag: phonics
The Case for Acquired Phonics
Researchers in second language acquisition have hypothesized that there are two very different ways of gaining knowledge of language: acquisition and learning. Learning results...
Fostering Language and Literacy Development
Literacy is essential for success in school and in life beyond school. The ability to read and write well provides individuals with untold opportunities...
EdShed Literacy Resources
Spelling Shed offers teachers with a fun way to deliver weekly spelling tests and a variety of activities for students to practice their words,...
UK Report Recommends Phonics Rethink and Less Politics
They claim analysis of multiple systematic reviews, experimental trials, and data from international assessment tests, such as Pisa, suggests that teaching reading in...
Supporting Secondary Struggling Readers
Secondary teachers are at a disadvantage when it comes to reading instruction. So much of the focus beyond fourth grade is on meeting English...
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction Are NOT the Way We Learn to Read
An appropriate way to honor Kenneth Goodman is to describe a presentation I gave recently as a guest lecturer in a class at the...
Tips for Launching a District-Wide Phonics Program
Over the course of a few years here at Lumpkin County Schools, our leadership team began to realize that literacy was a root cause...
The Science of Reading
Does reading really matter that much now that we’re in the digital age?
Yes! In fact, in the digital age, when we encounter so...
Phonics Making a Positive Impact on Literacy
A new study suggests children taught to read using phonics techniques can achieve a reading age up to two years above their expected level....
