For Teachers

Empower early readers to become students for life.

As an educator, you play a crucial role in children’s literacy development! Effective phonics instruction lays the foundation kids need to become curious, lifelong learners in the classroom and the world beyond.

Whether you’re considering which phonics instruction methods work best or looking for ways to introduce difficult concepts to students, phonics.org is here to support you.  

Phonics Resources for Teachers

Common Phonics Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching

Ahhh, phonics instruction. It’s such a special experience in a child’s education! Helping kids...

Making Phonics Stick: Help Kids Learn Essential Literacy Skills 

Sometimes, it seems like no matter how much you practice with your child or...

Why Explicit Phonics Instruction is So Important

Explicit phonics instruction is vital to literacy development, especially when it’s time for kids...

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10 Tricky Phonics Rules to Understand 

The more advanced children become at reading, the more complex certain phonics rules become....

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A Guide to Teaching Letter Sounds Effectively

Knowing the connection between letters (graphemes) and sounds (phonemes) is one of the first...

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Methods of Effective Decoding in Reading

When children are learning to read, they must be taught how to “sound out”...

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What is Phonics? An Introduction for Parents and Educators

Anyone who can read and write in an alphabetical language has mastered an important...

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Classroom Phonemic Awareness Activities for Kids

Before learning to read, children must understand their spoken language. The first step in...

Literacy Development & Phonics for English Language Learners

Literacy Development & Phonics for English Language Learners

English Language Learners (ELLs) face unique challenges when developing literacy skills in a new language. The type of phonics instruction provided to ELL students plays a crucial role in their…

Phonics.org: The Ultimate List of Phonics App Reviews 

Phonics.org: The Ultimate List of Phonics App Reviews 

The Phonics.org team is dedicated to helping parents and teachers navigate the many different phonics apps and programs for kids. Our literacy experts review and rate the popular programs available…

When Do Children Start Writing Sentences?

When Do Children Start Writing Sentences?

Learning how to write is a gradual process for children. If you’re a parent of a young student who’s learning phonics, you might wonder if their writing progress is on…

Basic Transcription Skills in Spelling and Writing

Basic Transcription Skills in Spelling and Writing

Transcription skills are a big part of a child’s journey into literacy, playing a crucial role in both reading and writing development. As parents and educators, understanding these skills can…

Top 5 Reading Apps for Kids

Top 5 Reading Apps for Kids

With so many educational apps available, it can be tricky to figure out which ones are high quality and which apps are merely entertaining. In this article, we explore the…

How Does Oral Language Support Children’s Writing? 

How Does Oral Language Support Children’s Writing? 

How Does Oral Language Support Children’s Writing?  KW: how does oral language support children’s writing Oral language is an amazing human ability that young children develop naturally over time through…

Phonics for EAL: Instruction Methods

Phonics for EAL: Instruction Methods

As one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world, English continues to be an additional language learned by many. In 2021, more than 10% of public school children in…

When Should Kids Learn Phonics?

When Should Kids Learn Phonics?

Every parent and educator wants the best outcome for their students. At the beginning of their literacy journeys, children learn phonics: the building blocks of reading and writing. However, the…

Teaching Phonics for Writing Skills

Teaching Phonics for Writing Skills

Phonics is the basis of reading instruction. But it’s also equally as important for kids to develop writing skills! Knowing alphabetical letter-sound correspondences is crucial for both reading and writing…

5 Findings That Prove Words Are Remembered in Phonological Memory

5 Findings That Prove Words Are Remembered in Phonological Memory

To read fluently, the brain pulls from a large sight word vocabulary that we’ve built over time. Sight words make the reading process easy, automatic, and meaningful as we string…