This simple card game is a fun, easy way to teach your child letter sounds. Cut the cardstock paper into small squares, about six of each color. Assign each color a letter, and write the letters on ...

Teaching a child to read is all about "decoding," a fundamental skill in which readers sound out unfamiliar words. While it may seem like a fancy educational term – and some parents will hear it a ...

Phonics is a method that teaches children how to read by linking letters together based on sound groups. Together, these alphabetical combinations can aid children to easily begin pairing them by ...

New research has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers (age 4-5) learn to read. The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in ...

When children are "pre-readers," they often pick up clues about reading from their environment and the people around them. This means that parents and caregivers are already helping their kids learn ...