Since 2010, five- and six-year-old children in England have been taught to read using a particular variant of “systematic phonics.” “Phonics” describes methods of teaching reading that emphasise ...

When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive ...

My post doc after finishing my degree in 1984 was teaching first grade at the bilingual elementary where I had done dissertation research. As I headed out into the real world, a widely admired ...

Research on how kids learn to read has not always penetrated the teaching profession, though that’s generally no fault of the teachers: It’s that approaches to reading based on the mechanics of ...

Over the past three decades, the so-called “reading wars ” have raged on among educators, scholars, and policymakers. In one camp are those who advocate for reading instruction centered around phonics ...

Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is part of the By the Book ...

Schools across the country have been shifting their reading strategies to incorporate knowledge and best practices they have learned from the science of reading. More than 30 states have written ...

The target for the proportion of children passing the phonics screening check – a test of how well children aged five and six in England can “decode” words – has been raised to 90%. This increase, ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Since 2010, five and six year-old children in England have been taught to read using a particular variant of “systematic phonics” . “Phonics” describes methods of teaching ...