So keep playing those rhyming, sound games and reading together to explore words, expand their language and help their early communication skills. Phonics just means matching the sounds that make ...

Teach letter recognition and sounds before introducing words. Use phonics-based learning, where kids learn how letters and ...

With the third grade retention law in place this year, school administrators offer tips to help get students ready for the ...

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce recently updated its five-year-old guidance for school districts that want to ...

Preschool isn't prep time—it's growth time. Focus on play, connection, and curiosity with evidence-based programs that build ...

In Vicky Connor’s kindergarten class at Bush Elementary School, “menus” aren’t just for mealtime — they’re a recipe for ...

Mike DeWine and the legislature mandated schools use the instructional approach known as the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics, letter sounds ... other physical activities they need ...

Mike DeWine and the legislature mandated schools use the instructional approach known as the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics, letter sounds ... other physical activities they need ...

The IREAD test, measuring foundational reading skills, is now mandatory for all Indiana third-graders and will be used to determine grade promotion. Parents are encouraged to read with their ...

A "return to play" reverses a trend educators have described over the past decade, from pre-K to second grade, away from ...

Others do group activities, or read independently ... Chrissie York led a session on "continuous blending" of words—a phonics strategy that teaches students to stretch out the sounds in a word to ...