The results are “dramatic,” said Devin Kearns, a professor in early literacy at North Carolina State University, who was not ...

When children learn these phonics patterns, and practice reading words using them, those words get stored in their memory. “Once you practice that word enough, you are able to recognize that wor ...

I Spy is brilliant for letting your child put their phonics learning into practice - that is, their understanding of the sounds that make up different words. When they play, they're reinforcing ...

Teachers are to receive additional training to help children progress from the early stages of phonics in Reception and Year 1 so they are reading fluently by the time they leave primary school.