New research has found that mnemonic images and explicit sound contrasting help Japanese children learn more effectively the sounds of the English alphabet. New research by Professor Emmanuel Manalo ...

Believe it or not, the capital A hasn’t always looked the way it does now. Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

When writing English we use the 26 letters of the alphabet. However, when speaking there are roughly 44 different sounds in English. If you're concentrating on the sounds of English, you need 44 ...

that silent letters exist in English. and the spelling system just hasn't kept up with it. like through and thought and night ...

Watch popular children's song 'Phonics Song With Two Words - A For Apple - ABC Alphabet And Many More' in English. For popular children rhymes, kids songs, children songs, children poems, baby songs, ...

English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

Throughout history, those with social clout have set the standards for what’s the more acceptable pronunciation. This article originally appeared on The Conversation, and is republished under a ...

The coolest letter in the alphabet: When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought about whether some letters are just ...