She said the phonics programming is helping students catch up in the foundational reading skill of sounding out and decoding words rather than guessing. A room of 15 kids worked in small groups with ...

COMMUNITY CLASSROOM: ... “I have children on very different levels and how to get them all together working as a cohesive group is through games and phonics and fun activities,” Ms. Prim said.

What it’s like: Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Classroom Edition includes 12 steps; each teaches rimes and letter sounds to help kids build words. Within each step, videos with catchy songs introduce ...

Phonics, to some, means tedious worksheets and drills. ... Students interact in a 4th grade classroom at William Jefferson Clinton Elementary in Compton, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2025.

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard ...

On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read ...

Critics see those activities as a waste of precious classroom minutes. But because Professor Calkins has been so trusted by educators, her shift on the science of reading could drive real change ...

So why are games developed for young learners having ... 3 Reasons Students Don’t Play More Games in the Classroom. ... these kids have had at least some exposure to phonics and math through ...