Put Reading First
A report from The National Institute for Literacy. The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children
to Read. Click here to view the full report.
Long-Term Study of the Effectiveness of Synthetic Phonics
Click here to view a study from a U.K. school system that shows the effectiveness of synthetic phonics
(Orton-Gillingham method). Click here for a detailed analysis (.pdf format) of a study entitled Methods
of Teaching Reading: Key issues in research and implications for practice. Click here to view a
detailed analysis (.pdf format) of different phonics approaches. Click here to view Accelerating
Reading and Spelling with Synthetic Phonics: A Five Year Follow Up.
The following information has been taken from studies supported by the National Institutes
of Child Health and Human Development and documented in a paper entitled "Research in
Learning Disabilities at the NICHD".
Click here to view the report entitled "Feedback on Oral Reading Most Effective Way to Teach