Articles About Phonics for Early Learning:

It's Time to Stop Debating How to Teach Kids to Read and Follow the Evidence Science News
Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way? The New York Times
How a Flawed Idea is Teaching Millions of Kids to be Poor Readers APM Reports
​Why Doesn't Every Teacher Know the Research on Reading Instruction? Education Week
Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read? American Public Media Reports (Podcast)
​How I taught My Kid to Read  The Atlantic
Kids Struggle to Read When Schools Leave Phonics Out The Hechinger Report
How Phonics is Taught Can Affect How Well a Child Learns to Read The Journal
Literacy Builds Life Skills as Well as Language Skills The New York Times
A Parent's Guide to Entering a Post-Pandemic World with Confidence by Gwen Payne

Early Learning Resources

If you are looking for innovative ways to think about teaching your child at home, there are a lot of resources out there for you! Here are some particularly helpful websites to get you started:

​http://www.teachreadingearly.com
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/support-learning-with-play
http://www.factsforlifeglobal.org/03/
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/early-learning/conditioninfo/promote
https://articles.extension.org/pages/27982/early-learning-and-school-readiness-in-child-care
https://www.scholastic.com/parents/school-success/school-life/grade-by-grade/preparing-kindergarten.html
https://www.verywellfamily.com/fun-learning-activities-kids-at-home-3128960
https://centerforparentingeducation.org
https://www.businessinsider.com/teachers-say-this-is-what-they-wish-parents-would-teach-their-kids-2016-9
​https://raisingchildren.net.au
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/learn-english-free-books/