How to Teach a Child to Read
No jargon, no theory for its own sake — just what to do, in what order, and what to try when it is not working.
In What Order Should Phonics Be Taught?
7 min read
The order phonics should be taught in, from letter sounds to syllable division, and why sequence matters more than speed.
How to Teach a Child to Blend Sounds
6 min read
A practical guide to teaching blending: why children get stuck, the sweep technique, and what to do when they say the sounds but not the word.
When Should My Child Start Phonics?
5 min read
What age to start phonics, which skills should come first, and the readiness signs that matter more than a birthday.
Phonics vs Sight Words: What's the Difference?
6 min read
How phonics and sight words differ, why the debate exists, and the approach that uses both without undermining either.
Why Is English Spelling So Irregular?
6 min read
Where English spelling's oddities came from, why they are not random, and how to teach exceptions without undermining the rules.
Letter Sounds vs Letter Names: Which Comes First?
4 min read
Why the phonics sound of a letter matters more than its name for early reading, and how to teach sounds cleanly.
What to Do When Your Child Guesses Words
5 min read
Why children guess at words, why picture clues make it worse, and how to move a guesser back to decoding.
What Are Decodable Books?
5 min read
What decodable books are, how they differ from levelled readers, and when a child should move on from them.
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