Onomatopoeia is a sound word which sounds like what it means when you say it out loud. You might find that your child can pick up onomatopoeia more quickly than other words, because it engages ...

In recent years, there have been calls across the country to focus more on phonics — learning how to sound out syllables in words — during reading instruction. Many researchers and advocates for ...

Wednesday’s lesson in digraphs continued as students picked up white boards to spell out the letters of each sound Grant said aloud ... some snapped their fingers to count the number of syllables in ...

The 14-year-old student from suburban Indianapolis in the US can sound out words. However, her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I just assumed ...

For older children who struggle with sounds, try clapping or tapping out the syllables ... If your child can say the sound on its own, then try doing some sound play with words beginning with ...