(bright music) - Hi, good afternoon, campers. Welcome back to Teaching in Room 9, our Summertime edition. My name's Julia. I'm a second grade teacher at the Soulard School. I'm here for Teaching in ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

To the editor: English is a phonetic language, so as soon as children learn letters and sounds, they can start to write simple messages. Most people go on to write well enough for practical purposes, ...