Many states have recently enacted laws or rules designed to ensure that teachers are well versed in evidence-based reading instruction. Here are some highlights. Requires districts to provide core ...

The International Literacy Association has put out a new brief endorsing “systematic and explicit” phonics in all early reading instruction. “English is an alphabetic language. We have 26 letters.

Helping children recognise the sounds in words can improve their reading ability. Pratham Books/Flickr There are two main approaches to teaching children to read. Phonics, involves teaching children ...