Podcast outlines the importance of teaching children phonetics

New podcast investigates the widespread failure to teach reading in schools.

A new article from TIME looks into the push to bring phonics to the forefront of reading instruction.

This study investigated the predictive relationship between key phonological language skills and early reading development in a sample of 191 children, averaging 4 years and 6 months in age. In addition, this study explored the theory that the failure to establish an automatic association between letters and speech sounds is a proximal causal risk factor for difficulties in learning to read.

Mr. Thorne has a highly followed YouTube channel that includes helpful videos for learning to read from early phonics to grammar.

Hairy Letters is an application by Nessy Learning Limited that is designed to help students 4-6 years old with recognizing the phonic value of letters along with the letters’ names.

Made in succession of Nessy’s Hairy Letters, Hairy Phonics 1, 2, and 3 are applications for your smartphone or tablet that teach young students the phonemes associated with the letters of the alphabet that were mastered in Hairy Letters

If you have dyslexia, there’s no need to avoid hard puzzles and word games any longer. There are many educational apps and online games that will help teach reading, spelling, and much more in a playful setting — while providing beneficial practice for dealing with dyslexia.

Upon completion of this section, you will:

• Discover different programs used to target phonemic awareness
• Know which item(s) on the list are most appropriate for your client and his or her individual needs

We have compiled a list of programs and activities designed specifically to target phon