What is the Science of Reading?
The science of reading is a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing. This research has been conducted over the last five decades across the world, and it is derived from thousands of studies conducted in multiple languages. The science of reading has culminated in a preponderance of evidence to inform how proficient reading and writing develop; why some have difficulty; and how we can most effectively assess and teach and, therefore, improve student outcomes through prevention of and intervention for reading difficulties.
(The Reading League [TRL], 2022)
The Science of Reading defines aligned instructional practices for:
- Word Recognition
- Language Comprehension (LC)
- Reading Comprehension (RC)
- Writing (W)
- Assessment
How does Jolly Phonics Align with the Science of Reading?
The Jolly Phonics program offers a 3-step systematic, synthetic phonics approach for teaching children to read, write, and spell. Since its first publication, it has always focused on direct, explicit instruction of phonemic awareness and phonics for both reading (decoding) and writing (encoding). The Jolly Phonics decodable readers are listed on The Reading League’s Decodable Sources Page. Jolly Literacy 1-6 incorporates phonics while extending the systematic approach to teaching Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing, and Reading Comprehension.