"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.

How phonics is making a comeback as millions of kids struggle to read "I will get teared up because I think I can't read," fourth grader Raven said. By Arthur Jones II , Tal Axelrod , and Jay O'Brien ...

You can find all of the yellow level episodes of Alphablocks here.. When your child is ready, it’s time to meet the letter teams: letters that team up to make new sounds (such as CH, EE, OR).

This post — written by David Reinking, Peter Smagorinsky, and David B. Yaden — looks at the debate on phonics in a different way than is most often voiced these days. It notes, among other ...

Instead of phonics, those programs guide students to memorize hundreds of frequently used words. The argument is that some words break the phonics rules, so memorizing “sight words” is more ...