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Best Order for Teaching Letter Sounds: Research and Considerations
Several key issues must be taken into account when deciding the order in which letter sounds should be taught. This blog presents research and considerations necessary for teachers and parents to make informed decisions.
Maximizing Success with Sound Blending
Effective sound blending skills are critical for phonetic decoding. To maximize student success, students should be trained in continuous blending techniques.
The Number of Books at Home Correlates to Future Success
Research and experience: Increase your child’s chances of future success by providing enough books at home and engaging in specific reading activities.
Important Information About Teaching Letter Sounds
Experts confirm that when an initial sound picture is inserted INSIDE a letter, student skills in learning alphabet sounds increase significantly!
Phonemic Awareness: Research on Sound Blending Skills
Sound blending, the ability to blend letter sounds to form words, is a prerequisite skill for phonetic decoding strategies. According to Vellutino and Scanlon (1986), one of the problems associated with poor blending skills is that students retain erroneous sounds for letters.
Poor Literacy Rates: Issues and Solutions
Poor Literacy Rates: Issues and Solutions Thirty-two percent of fourth-grade students scored in the below basic reading level of the 2017 National Assessment of Educational