As literacy coaches, we often advise teachers and principals on the resources that they use for early literacy instruction. One of the most important types of materials we recommend is what is known as Sound Spelling Cards because they expedite student learning, especially when an entire school is coordinated around the same set of resources.

One of the most underutilized -- or sometimes completely unused -- components of some of the best literacy curricula on the market are things called Sound Spelling Cards. These cards organize all the most common graphemes (spelling patterns) around the phonemes (sounds) they represent. When used well, they create such great value for students!

Teaching phonics with a Sounds to Letters, or Speech to Print, approach is the most effective way to teach children to read and spell in English. Read this blog to understand why.

Do you know how many vowels there are in English? The answer might surprise you! It's not 5-6. If you're thinking a, e, i, o, and u (and sometimes y), think again. That's a misconception that makes learning to read and spell harder than it needs to be.

EdTech is great, when it's designed well. But current EdTech is breaking a lot of the best evidence about the Science of Reading. How confident are you that your current curriculum is teaching students well?