--- title: Reading TIPS™ Blog · How to Teach your Child to Read | The Science of Reading description: The Science of Reading | Stay up to date with the latest advances in literacy research and the science of reading. Learn how to teach your child to read by using the TinyIvy™ Phonics System. image: https://blog.tinyivy.com/hubfs/kicking%20off%20new%20research%20on%20the%20science%20of%20reading.jpg --- [![TIPS™ Reading World](https://blog.tinyivy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20v4-1.png?width=1059&height=292&name=Logo%20v4-1.png "TIPS™ Reading World")](https://tinyivy.com/) - [How it Works](https://tinyivy.com/how-to-learn-to-read-with-tips/) - Focus Areas - [TIPS™ for Pre-K, Kindergarten & First Grade](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-kindergarten-early-reading/) - [TIPS™ for Intervention & Remediation](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-intervention-remediation/) - [TIPS™ for Students with Special Needs](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-students-with-special-needs/) - [TIPS™ for English Language Learners](https://tinyivy.com/why-should-english-language-learners-read-with-tips/) - [TIPS™ to Close the Achievement Gap](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-equity-in-literacy/) - [TIPS™ for International Schools](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-international-esl/) - Schools - [TIPS™ for Teachers](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-teachers/) - [TIPS™ for Reading Specialists](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-reading-specialists/) - [TIPS™ for District Leadership](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-district-leadership/) - [Parents](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-parents/) - [TIPS™ for Parents](https://tinyivy.com/reading-with-tips-for-parents/) - [TIPS™ Early Reader Pack](https://tinyivy.com/tips-early-reader-pack/) - [TIPS™ Reading World](https://tinyivy.com/the-best-reading-app-for-kids2/) - [TIPS™ Tutoring](https://tinyivy.com/product/early-reading-tutoring-with-tips/) - [Blog](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog) - [About](https://tinyivy.com/about-us/) - [Research Opportunities](https://tinyivy.com/research-opportunities/) - [Jobs](https://tinyivy.com/jobs/) - [About Us](https://tinyivy.com/about-us/) # Posts for The Science of Reading ## [A Short Guide to Why (& Five Ways How) to Teach Spelling Like a Champion](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/outrageous-ridiculous-a-short-guide-to-why-five-ways-how-to-teach-spelling-like-a-champion) April 30, 2021 by [Zach Silverzweig](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/author/zach-silverzweig) [The Science of Reading](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/the-science-of-reading) [![](https://blog.tinyivy.com/hubfs/how%20to%20teach%20spelling%20with%20molly%20ness.png)](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/outrageous-ridiculous-a-short-guide-to-why-five-ways-how-to-teach-spelling-like-a-champion) English spelling is ridiculous and outrageous to most eight year olds. Or wait, is it outragous and ridiculeous? Humorous or Humoreous? Is the laughter contagious? Or contageous? Or contagous?  And why? Why is spelling in English so tricky? And knowing how tricky it is, how best teach it? [Read More](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/outrageous-ridiculous-a-short-guide-to-why-five-ways-how-to-teach-spelling-like-a-champion) ## [Stanford & Johns Hopkins Join TinyIvy in Innovative Reading Research Application](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/stanford-johns-hopkins-join-tinyivy-in-innovative-reading-research-application) March 18, 2021 by [Mary Zenorini Silverzweig](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/author/mary) [blending](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/blending) [literacy](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/literacy) [reading fluency](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/reading-fluency) [TIPS](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/tips) [early childhood education](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/early-childhood-education) [Literacy Challenges](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/literacy-challenges) [self-teaching](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/self-teaching) [The Science of Reading](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/the-science-of-reading) [![](https://blog.tinyivy.com/hubfs/JHU%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/stanford-johns-hopkins-join-tinyivy-in-innovative-reading-research-application) Every state in the US requires some level of evidence-based support for any curriculum used in our schools. In some ways, this makes a lot of sense. We want our schools to use what has been proven to work. But there is a challenge. How do we explore new methods that might be better than what we have done, and studied, before? [Read More](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/stanford-johns-hopkins-join-tinyivy-in-innovative-reading-research-application) ## [English is Harder to Read than Other Languages](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/why-reading-in-english-is-so-hard) October 14, 2020 by [Zach Silverzweig](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/author/zach-silverzweig) [The Science of Reading](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/the-science-of-reading) [![](https://blog.tinyivy.com/hubfs/because%20trucks%20are%20not%20bicycles.jpg)](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/why-reading-in-english-is-so-hard) Research Breakdown! Let's take a look at Galletly & Knights fantastic paper and learn how trucks are not bicycles, apples are not oranges, and that not all languages are the same either. This is the first Research Breakdown, taking the the science of reading and make it more accessible to everyone. [Read More](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/why-reading-in-english-is-so-hard) ## [Kicking Off New Research on the Science of Reading](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/kicking-off-new-research-on-the-science-of-reading) September 3, 2020 by [Zach Silverzweig](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/author/zach-silverzweig) [The TIPS™ System](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/the-tips-system) [News](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/news) [The Science of Reading](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/the-science-of-reading) [![](https://blog.tinyivy.com/hubfs/kicking%20off%20new%20research%20on%20the%20science%20of%20reading.jpg)](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/kicking-off-new-research-on-the-science-of-reading) Great news from the Reading World headquarters: we are excited to announce the kick-off of our first major research project! The research study will be supported by the excellent team at Johns Hopkins Center for Research and Reading Evaluation, to explore the impact of teaching children to read with TIPS™. [Read More](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/kicking-off-new-research-on-the-science-of-reading) ## [Existing Phonics Programs Fail to Deliver](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/existing-phonics-programs-fail-to-deliver) December 16, 2019 by [Zach Silverzweig](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/author/zach-silverzweig) [Product Reviews](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/product-reviews) [The Science of Reading](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/topic/the-science-of-reading) [![](https://blog.tinyivy.com/hubfs/existing%20phonics%20program%20fail%20to%20deliver.jpg)](https://blog.tinyivy.com/blog/existing-phonics-programs-fail-to-deliver) While advances in the science of reading continue, the literacy products used by schools and classrooms and teachers have failed to keep pace. None of the programs reviewed in the recent [EdReports review](https://www.edreports.org/compare/results/ela-foundational-skills) "meets expectations" overall, even within a single category.  Even clear and established guidelines like phonemic awareness and decoding are poorly addressed by existing solutions. Fortunately, there is a better tool in the horizon. 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