Phonics for Kids: Learn Short & Long A Sounds with Letter Tiles. Posted: March 10, 2025 | Last updated: March 10, 2025 "The Vowel A" teaches viewers about the short and long sounds of the vowel ...

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

A few weeks ago, the nation’s largest public school system, New York City, abandoned its current system for teaching kids how to read. archived recording 3 This is not just in New York.

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 ...

Best educational websites for kids to help with homeschooling, from BBC Bitesize to Cosmic Kids. As England enters a new national lockdown, here’s how to keep your children informed and entertained ...

Dandenong South Primary School student Mikayla Lumanovski took part in a one-on-one phonics check as part of a pilot program in February. Credit: Simon Schluter All grade 1 students will be tested ...

“Kids are not being taught how to read because for decades teachers have been sold an idea about reading and how children learn to do it,” Emily Hanford, a public radio journalist who for ...

When I became Victoria’s Education Minister 12 months ago, little did I know I’d be stepping into a half century-long policy debate about how we teach our kids the basics of reading.

ZWAAGSTRA: Our kids are struggling to read, phonics is the easy fix. Author of the article: Michael Zwaagstra, Guest Opinion. Published Mar 29, 2025 • Last updated Mar 29, 2025 • 3 minute read.

This was published 1 year ago. Opinion Our phonics-phobic state government is creating a generation of kids who can’t read ...

Synthetic phonics has always played a role in teaching children how to read, alongside other methods. However, following recommendations by former headteacher and Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Jim ...