Note: You'll need the free RealOne Player (www.real.com ... You have to give children the tools... You can't drill and skill phonics, that won't work. Phonics, just like every other aspect ...

England does. Starting in 2012, the Brits started giving a phonics check to all 6-year-olds. At the end of their first year of school (equivalent to kindergarten), kids are given a list of 40 words to ...