Children Learning Reading & Bloom’s Taxonomy

Children learning reading skills need to acquire more than just phonics skills. They need to understand what they read, be able to analyze and comprehend passages, and think critically about what they read. Fortunately, this all happens in baby steps, so every child...

Learn How To Read Step by Step

How will children learn how to read? Phonics is the preferred method to teaching children to read because it is supported by research and science proves that it works. Phonics relies on scaffolded training, so children learn how to read without being overwhelmed....

Learning To Read Books: Basic Building Blocks IV

The phonics approach to learning to read books follows certain steps. First, children learn phonemes used in the English language. Second, they learn the graphemes, or the visual representation of phonemes. Once children have learned their phonemes and graphemes, they...

Blending and Segmenting: Basic Building Blocks III

Your child has mastered phonemes. They understand graphemes. Now, they are learning to read. But how does that happen?  Learning to read is not an easy task, but with a proper foundation in phonics, the challenge becomes very doable. In fact, this is when...

Graphemes: Basic Building Blocks II

Phonemes, graphemes and letters are all essential components children must master when learning how to read, write and spell. They can be confusing, especially since none of these skills come naturally to any learner. However, learning how to read can be very fun for...

Phonemes: Basic Building Blocks I

When it comes to teaching your child how to read, there is a lot to learn for yourself. What is the best way to teach reading? Does phonics work? Also, what are phonemes? Are graphemes important? Most importantly, what is the best way to help children succeed at...