Phonics, to some, means tedious worksheets and drills. But many teachers have found ways to enliven their instruction with songs, dances, and games.

Answer Sheet On the latest obsession with phonics. May 23, 2023. 10 min (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) Perspective by Valerie Strauss.

Phonics is a great way to get kids to sight-read, but whole-language learning in sentences is an important motivating factor. It’s like reading piano sheet music.

On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read ...

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Submit your letter to the editor via this form.Read more Letters to the Editor.. Phonics alone won’t get kids reading. Re: “Far too many California children can’t read” (Page A7, June 17 ...

A first grade student Logan Elementary School, in Columbia, identifies blends on a worksheet on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Perry McLeod/Special to The Post and Courier Facebook ...

As test scores lag, there’s a growing debate between proponents of the “science of reading,” which emphasizes phonics, and traditional educators who prefer to instill a love of literature.

Children complete Jolly Phonics worksheets and are encouraged to write their name. We also do physical exercises to help listening skills, such as rolling a ball to a friend and saying their name. We ...

Continental Press’ Early Phonics Readers series is focused on teaching short vowel sounds to children from pre-K to first grade. Jolly Learning publishes several decodable readers in its Jolly ...

Letters to the Editor: No, the ‘science of reading’ isn’t just about teaching phonics Gov. Gavin Newsom reads a book to kindergarteners at the Washington Elementary School in Sacramento in 2019.