People with more knowledge tend to be better readers. That’s not proof that increasing knowledge improves reading. It could be that higher achieving kids like learning about the world and enjoy ...

The results are “dramatic,” said Devin Kearns, a professor in early literacy at North Carolina State University, who was not involved with the study. Gains from UFLI are equivalent to 8 months of ...

In September 2022, the mum-of-two wanted to take her boys to school and pick them up each day, and attend some of their activities ... and educational phonics classes for children aged between ...

Read it, dot it worksheets have been a favorite in our home for building early reading skills in a fun and hands-on way. These engaging activities encourage kids to match simple words with pictures ...

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Teachers are to receive additional training to help children progress from the early stages of phonics in Reception and Year 1 so they are reading fluently by the time they leave primary school. PHOTO ...

They listened closely on a recent day as Jovana Gonzàlez Montes, who teaches in Spanish, offered an anime-themed phonics lesson, but the spread of emotion among the kids was palpable, with drama ...

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As children approach pre-school age ... You can put this to the test by playing some fun rhyming games. Dr Saloni Krishnan helps one family realise how much their child understands about word ...