Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make ... a good idea to learn the letter names, which you can do with an alphabet song (and the ABC episode ...

The alphabet is the first thing a child needs to learn before anything else. Children need to learn each letter and the corresponding sound to pronounce and write words correctly. As they broaden ...

All of the phonics I teach, starting with the alphabet song ... It gives them a clearer model of how each letter sounds, ...

The results are “dramatic,” said Devin Kearns, a professor in early literacy at North Carolina State University, who was not involved with the study. Gains from UFLI are equivalent to 8 months of ...