Welcome back to Teaching in Room 9, our region's largest classroom. My name is Julia, I'm a second grade teacher at the Soulard school, and here for Teaching in Room 9, my lessons focus on letters ...

That's why overemphasis on phonics instruction in reading leaves out crucial steps to mastering comprehension. Why phonics falls short if reading comprehension is the goal - Los Angeles Times ...

Phonics has little or nothing to do with it. It is the same for reading. Yes, effective instruction in phonics and other essential reading skills does help a child learn to read by age 8 or 9.