Learn to Read (Narrative)

Esther Morgan Sands, Education Director of Reading Reform Foundation of New York, says children learn using their eyes, ears, mouths, and hands, sounding out words and sentences from the letters then “reading words and sentences.” And according to Sandra Priest Rose, Chair of the foundation, “… when you are taught [in this multi-sensory manner], it helps imprint learning on the brain easily.”

The National Right to Read Foundation reports that teaching “explicit” phonics aids learners in mastering reading. And according to Harvard psychiatrist, Dr. John J. Ratey, “…children who may be prone to reading difficulties benefit primarily from more extensive teaching of phonics.” Thus, for all languages, IES uses sensory methods to teach learners explicit phonics.