"The Vowel A" teaches viewers about the short and long sounds of the vowel letter A. It explains how the presence of a final 'e' at the end of words changes the sound of A from short to long. Through ...

Rauno Parrila's research on reading has been funded by the Social Sciences Research Council of Canada, Government of Alberta, Alberta Teachers' Association, Australian Research Council, Finnish ...

PEL Learning launched the PEL Phonics app to support early literacy by helping young learners practice phonograms, letter sounds, and pronunciation at home. HAYWARD, CA, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 ...

The International Literacy Association has put out a new brief endorsing “systematic and explicit” phonics in all early reading instruction. “English is an alphabetic language. We have 26 letters.

New research has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers (age 4-5) learn to read. The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in ...