Short vowels are typically the first vowel sounds that children learn, but why is that? Let’s take a look at what short vowels are, some important facts for understanding short vowels, and how the heck to teach this important phonics concept to your students. This is post 9 in my series Phonics Rules for Teachers (and How the Heck to…
Which is the best letter sound order? Is there one correct phonics scope and sequence that follows the science of reading? What does the research say about the sequence in which we teach our students phonics? You probably know that...
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Encoding and decoding are two connected but different skills. While both of these skills are important, understanding the difference between the two is crucial to good literacy instruction. If you can pinpoint whether a struggling...
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If you’re wondering, “How do I actually teach the 6 syllable types?”, you’re in the right place. So far we’ve learned why you need to teach syllables and the basics of each type of syllable. Now it’s...
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Understanding the basics of the 6 syllable types is a great place to start with if you already know what a syllable is and why you should teach it to your students. The What and Why were covered in the last post of Phonics Rules for...
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