Understanding the Stages of Phonics Development: A Guide for Parents Phonics, a fundamental part of early literacy education, helps children decipher the relationship between letters and sounds, hence equipping them with the ability to decode words. As they navigate through the stages of phonics learning, children cultivate their reading abilities and develop into more [...]
Phonics in Singapore: Overrated, or an unknown problem? In Singapore, we take great pride in being one of the top English-speaking nations in the region. However, interestingly, 64% of our populace speak languages other than English at home. It's vital, particularly in the crucial early developmental years, that children are immersed in an environment [...]
Learning Phonics: Analytic or Synthetic? Multiple studies point to the same thing: Recognizing words is one of the MOST critical factors in early reading and later success. And that is what Phonics does! Phonics helps kids recognize words, making it one of the MOST IMPORTANT first step in learning reading. There are broadly two [...]
