I was organizing my old blog and found this....Why am I talking so passionately about phonics? (lol)But reading it back, I ...

That snapping step is called blending, and it takes practice. Sound buttons make blending something kids can hear, tap, and ...

Compare 12 reading apps that teach phonics, blending, and decoding. Find free and paid options for beginners, growing readers ...

In a previous article, I talked about the appropriate age to start learning phonics.It is when children can break down sounds ...

A kindergarten homework sheet meant to teach five-year-olds the letter S has left adults scratching their heads, after an illustration of a mitten appeared on a phonics page focused entirely on the ...

Kindergarten teacher Wittney Swyers knew it was impossible when her colleagues said her students should be entering first grade prepared to write sentences independently. That was roughly a decade ...

In this quick one minute video, I take kids through the ABCs with clear letter sounds and simple movements for each one. Using picture cards, I model both short and long vowel sounds, consonant sounds ...