New research at Aston University has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers in reception classes learn to read. The paper is published in the ...

Anna Scretching-Cole helps children learn about the short e vowel sounds. Learn about short e with Anna Scretching-Cole. The short e vowel sounds often appear in the middle of words like web and bed.

The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in reception classes has improved attainment Children who struggle with learning to read are often given extra help with learning letter ...

Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...

New research published yesterday provides further support for the use of an innovative teaching method to help children read and spell. A follow-up study of Scottish primary schoolchildren ...

Primary school pupils in Scotland who learned to read using synthetic phonics were ahead of English youngsters using a different method, a study has found. Researchers compared the literacy levels of ...

Government data has shown that in 2022-23, 30% of five-year-olds in England were not meeting the expected standard for literacy at the end of their reception year at school. Literacy was the area of ...