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

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