California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

middle vowel sounds and blending sounds Clip: Special | 11m 3s | Video has closed captioning. Renata Archie helps students listen for the middle sounds in words and blend sounds to make words.

The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in reception (age 4-5) classes has improved attainment. A new study shows that extra help in blending the sounds in words is most ...

This involves the key skills of sounding out and blending: point to each letter to say its sound in turn, then say the sounds together to make the word. (Alphablocks do this by holding hands and ...