Children taught to read using phonics are 2 years ahead of those who learn by the 'look and say' whole language approach, according to a small new study. Phonics techniques – blending common sounds ...

The National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy ...

What you're saying: Though a few readers liked whole word learning, the vast majority were phonics fans (many Catholic school grads). ⛪️ Generational change: Reader Kevin S., who attended St ...

On one side are the proponents of the "science of reading" movement, a phonics- and cognitive-based instructional method. The opposing side champions "balanced literacy," emphasizing word ...

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 ...

Phonics theory takes exactly the opposite position: the proper analogy for learning to read is learning music notation, or Morse code, or Braille, in which mastery of a set of symbols comes first.

After more than 40 years of teaching children to read via phonics, Bob Books is ready to expand its reach and update its look ...

Last month, an ITV News investigation revealed that a method which has been discredited for decades is being widely used in schools across Wales. | ITV News Wales ...