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Roughly 85% of English spelling follows one of multiple recognizable phonics patterns. The remaining 15% of written English words simply have to be memorized or discerned from context.

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

Heidi Anne E. Mesmer is a professor in literacy in the school of education at Virginia Tech. Her latest book is Letter Lessons and First Words: Phonics Foundations That Work (Heinemann, 2019).

Her research found that 3- and 4-year-olds were "highly engaged" during 15-minute phonics lessons ... Some children may become interested in the letters in their name, and want to copy them down or ...

If three-letter words help make a theme possible or lead to a clever clue, then let a few of them bloom! What are your thoughts about three-letter words?

Every answer is a three-word phrase, in which each word has four letters. All three words end in the same three letters, and they rhyme. For example, given the clue, "Series of offerings of ...

Phonics tests for six year olds have started in schools in England. But what do parents need to know about this system for learning to read?

A small three letter acronym has reportedly deepended the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William.