Phonics theory takes exactly the opposite position ... Most of it takes place in first grade, which even in the unglamorous field of elementary education stands out as an unglamorous and not ...

But if they don't have a comfortable familiarity with the letters at the beginning of first grade, there really isn ... You can't drill and skill phonics, that won't work. Phonics, just like ...

According to a press release, every first-grade student will be provided with ... can use these evidence-based book packs to reinforce phonics and decoding skills with their children anytime ...

First grade students in public and accredited private ... families across Iowa can use these evidence-based book packs to reinforce phonics and decoding skills with their children anytime ...

First grade grew by 4 to 49.9, second grade improved by 3.8 to ... and a return to basic fundamentals like phonics,” said ...

Every school district in New York must revert to teaching phonics in prekindergarten through third grade, starting this fall, the Board of Regents decided Monday. For decades, many districts had ...

“When I have fourth graders that are at first- or second-grade reading, something’s wrong. I can tell you right then and there, if a kid doesn’t know phonics in the fourth grade, we screwed them up ...