To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

A child’s individual differences, skills and experience matter a lot in the learning process, and learning to read is no exception. That’s why new legislation based on the erroneous assumption that ...

From classrooms to living rooms, phonics games are transforming how kids learn to read. By blending fun with structured skill-building, they help children connect sounds to letters and words. Teachers ...

Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a ...

Tasked with spelling out the word "drop," the first grader at Logan Elementary School had instead written "drip" onto his laminated sheet with a dry-erase marker. But quickly realizing that spelling ...

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

Glasgow has set a new standard that every pupil will leave primary having learned to read - and they’re relying on phonics ...

Sound it out. Ph-o-n-i-c-s. You use the fundamental skill every day. Fort Worth ISD students, however, are not receiving enough instruction to master phonics, district officials said. As part of a ...

State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa has overseen sweeping changes to the education system. On Monday, the Board of Regents took on reading, deciding that every school district must revert to ...

New research has shown that extra practice in blending printed letter sounds can help struggling beginner readers (age 4-5) learn to read. The use of synthetic phonics to teach reading to children in ...

Moves to boost basic education delivery in the country have seen Universal Learning Solutions teaming up with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to unveil an affordable, top-notch Jolly ...