Best English Books for Phonics Struggles in Striving Readers
Watching a third or fourth grader struggle through “baby books” because they haven’t mastered phonics is heartbreaking for any educator or parent. The gap between their intellectual maturity and their decoding ability often leads to total disengagement. I’ve spent the last decade in literacy labs testing “Hi-Lo” (high-interest, low-readability) materials to find that rare sweet…