Decoding means to break down new words into sounds that are easier to recognise. The s, a, t, p sounds Help the wizards to make words and captions with s, a, t and p in this fun Stage 1 Phonics guide ...

Anna Scretching-Cole helps children learn about the digraph "ck". Learn about digraph "ck" that makes the "/k/" sound with Anna Scretching-Cole. Practice reading, blending, and writing words with the ...

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 ...

Isabel Simmons helps children learn about the digraphs sh and ch. Isabel Simmons shows children how to build, spell, and read words with the digraphs sh and ch. Digraphs are two letters that represent ...

Willem Hollmann is affiliated with the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE) and with the Education Committee of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB). Cathie Wallace is ...

On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read independently ...

The English language has very interesting sound patterns and pronunciation rules that sets it apart from other languages. These sounds tend to be difficult, if not tiresome for non-native speakers to ...

Ever heard of a digraph? It’s “two letters that come together to make one sound,” Troup kindergartener Jose told his classmates. That was just one of the many takeaways from Gyna Grant’s kindergarten ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Grant’s Wednesday kindergarten class sounds out vowels. Credit: Maya McFadden Photo Ever heard of ...