Phonics tests for six year olds have started in schools in England. But what do parents need to know about this system for learning to read? Phonics has been promoted by the government as the best way ...

From the very beginning, children need to train their brains to recognize English sounds. If they do not recognize the sound, they won't hear what they need to. “As you read a book word by word and ...

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"The Vowel A" teaches viewers about the short and long sounds of the vowel letter A. It explains how the presence of a final 'e' at the end of words changes the sound of A from short to long. Through ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. DIANE PHILIPSON is a former primary school teacher who spends her days at home in Newcastle coaching children who are struggling to read ...