Phonics Adventure: The  Best Reading Program Ever

Last year, In a landmark two-year study, the National Reading Panel (NRP) proved what we’ve known for more than four decades: that effective, reading instruction must include phonics. The study is being called "the largest, most comprehensive evidence-based review ever conducted of research on how children learn reading." Its conclusions?

That the top student readers have been taught:

• Phonemic awareness – mastering the smallest units composing spoken language; 
• Phonics - how to use letter-sound relationships to read or spell words; 
• Fluency - reading orally with speed, accuracy, and proper expression; 
• Comprehension - strategies for understanding what they read.

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