by Karina Richland | May 22, 2026 | Phonemic Awareness
Long before children pick up a pencil or open a reading workbook, they can start building the skills that make reading possible. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and work with the individual sounds in spoken words, and it is one of the strongest predictors of...
by Karina Richland | May 12, 2026 | Phonemic Awareness, phonics
Phonemic Awareness vs. Phonics: What Every Parent Needs to Know If your child is learning to read, you have probably heard both terms: phonemic awareness and phonics. Teachers use them at back-to-school nights, reading specialists reference them in evaluations, and...
by Karina Richland | May 10, 2026 | Dyslexia, Multisensory, Orton-Gillingham, Phonemic Awareness, Reading
When a child struggles to read, the root cause often traces back to one foundational skill: phonemic awareness. This is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. Without it, decoding written text becomes a guessing...
by Karina Richland | May 1, 2026 | Phonemic Awareness
When a child struggles to hear and work with the individual sounds in words, reading becomes a guessing game. Phonemic awareness, the ability to identify, blend, segment, and manipulate phonemes, is one of the strongest predictors of reading success. Research from the...
by Karina Richland | Apr 25, 2026 | Articles & Resources, Orton-Gillingham, Phonemic Awareness, phonics, Reading Skills, Science of Reading, Structured Literacy
School leaders and educators hear the phrase “evidence-based” constantly. State mandates require it. Grant applications demand it. But what does the research actually say about how children learn to read, and which instructional approaches have the...
by Karina Richland | Apr 6, 2026 | Phonemic Awareness, phonics
Learning to read does not have to feel overwhelming for children or the adults teaching them. One of the most effective tools in early reading instruction is the word family, a simple yet powerful concept that helps young readers decode words faster, build confidence,...
