Letter recognition is one of the necessary pre-reading skills essential for successful reading. This skill involves a child being able to eventually recognize all letters of the alphabet with autonomy and ease. Within letter recognition, students should be able to identify the letters’ names, sounds, characteristics, and formation (both uppercase and lowercase).

Teaching phonemic awareness with English language learners is important. Phonemic awareness is a foundational cornerstone for students’ future fluency.

Math is characteristically difficult for many students. Therefore, it is incredibly important for teachers to utilize techniques that address the challenges of math.

Text features are parts of written text that provide information about content without being a part of the main text. Read on to learn how to teach text features.

Educators can benefit from a process called orthographic mapping to help students learn new words. Read on to see how to implement this in the classroom.

Educators who closely follow the science of reading or those who are trained in LETRS® will recognize Scarborough’s Reading Rope*, a visual representation of the different elements of the learning-to-read process for children.