"The process of decoding involves phonics and letter-sound relationships," says Carly Shuler, co-founder and CEO of Hoot Reading, an online reading program. "Decoding is learning how letters sound ...

Reading requires the ability to map the phonemes we hear to letters on a page, and vice versa. But what happens when this basic skill, called decoding, doesn't come automatically? Imagine ...

Study highlights the importance of foundational decoding skills and their impact on reading comprehension beyond elementary school, offering new insights into how to support struggling readers.