One member of the California state board of education, a phonics man who is married to a third-grade teacher, described the appeal of whole-language to teachers this way: "It's easier to teach ...
Throughout her nearly 30-year career as an elementary school reading specialist, Christie Welsby has struggled to find material that was both decodable (able to be sounded out) and engaging. “The ...
And then second and third grade are those bridge years where they ... and a final portion where students focus on a particular phonics pattern, taking part in what’s referred to as “word ...
The science of reading is a phonics-based approach ... “Reading proficiently by the end of third grade is one of the most important indicators of future student success,” said Jeff Smink ...