Nine preschoolers were taught the sounds for letters and a segmenting blending strategy for decoding words. For 90 lessons, five children segmented words by not pausing between successive sounds to ...

New research has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers (age 4-5) learn to read. The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in ...

D2’s iconic flight scenes in Star Wars. Using real-world principles of thrust, propulsion, and aerodynamics, we analyze how R2-D2 might actually take to the skies, blending science with sci-fi! #StarW ...