Mini-books and decodable texts are powerful tools for helping young learners connect letter sounds to words, build fluency, and gain reading confidence. By focusing on phonics patterns like consonant ...

When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the sounds, that is. But although I could and still can decode these words, I can’t ...

This year marks the UK’s National Year of Reading, which aims to rebuild good reading habits and enjoyment as child and ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

What mystifies many parents is where and why the reading process breaks down. Although, problems may occur in any area, decoding, comprehension, or retention, the root of most reading problems, in the ...

It’s a well-worn adage in education that students first learn to read, and then read to learn. At some point, usually around 3rd grade, school systems assume that children have the basics down. They ...