A deep dive into phonemic proficiency

In recent years, there has been a spike in the popularity of literacy programs that claim to train young students in attaining phonemic proficiency. Nevertheless, there remains confusion about how certain instructional strategies related to phonemic proficiency fit into the ‘science of reading’. The aim of the present article is to address some of this confusion by investigating in depth one popular program that promotes such strategies: Equipped for Reading Success (Kilpatrick, 2018).

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