Uncovering The Logic of English: A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy

One third grade teacher who attended my class said, “This is my last resort. My principal will not allow me to teach intensive phonics in the classroom, but I am paying for my own training and using my own money to buy the kids materials. I plan to close the door and teach the children the logic of English. It makes so much sense. If it works, I wi

I and Y may say /ĭ/ or /ī/ at the end of a syllable.

In addition to the 26 single-letter phonograms, English has 48 basic multi-letter phonograms for a total of 74.

Rule 12.3 The C says /s/ and the G says /j/ because of the E.

Rule 1 C always softens to /s/ when followed by E, I, or Y. Otherwise, C says /k/.

Do you know why picnic is spelled with a C at the end, but a K is added to picnicking? Or how about mimic and mimicking? I have asked the same questions to hundreds of teachers in the past few years. In my experience, less than 1% have answered it correctly, and fewer than 5% even knew we needed to add a K. We can clearly see how deeply broken our

The first step is to learn the 74 basic phonograms. Phonograms can be divided into two broad categories: single-letter phonograms and multi-letter phonograms.

Rule 12.2 English words do not end in V or U.

Learning these tools also develops logic and higher-order thinking skills. When students learn to think systematically about English, a complex language, not only do they enhance their English language skills, but they also gain strategies by which to master foreign languages.