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Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

Teaching the alphabet is the foundational step in the learning process for a child. While parents eagerly introduce the letters to their young toddlers, many of them unknowingly make the most common ...

Misty Adoniou works for the University of Canberra. She has received funding from state and federal funding bodies for projects investigating curriculum, teacher standards and the teaching of English ...

Beryl Exley is President of the Australian Literacy Educators' Association. The Coalition says, if re-elected, it will invest A$10.8 million for “a Year 1 voluntary phonics health check for parents ...