This simple card game is a fun, easy way to teach your child letter sounds. Cut the cardstock paper into small squares, about six of each color. Assign each color a letter, and write the letters on ...

Welcome back to teaching in room nine our summertime edition. My name is Julia. I'm a second grade teacher at the Soulard school but here for teaching in room nine my lessons focus on phonemic ...

Alphabet learning sets the stage for reading success, but it doesn’t have to be boring. Research shows that playful, hands-on activities and meaningful print interactions help letters stick. Blending ...

New research has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers (age 4-5) learn to read. The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in ...