Diphthongs—those gliding vowel sounds—can be tricky for early readers, but with the right strategies, they become a fun and essential phonics skill. Teachers are using structured, research-based ...

Welcome back to "Teaching in Room 9". Our region's largest classroom. My name is Julia. I'm one of the second grade teachers at The Soulard School, and here for "Teaching in Room 9", this time around ...

Phonics is a cornerstone skill, both in the context of the Science of Reading as well as across curricula. If students do not have the basic ability to read words on a page, any other instruction a ...