How phonics is making a comeback as millions of kids struggle to read "I will get teared up because I think I can't read," fourth grader Raven said. By Arthur Jones II , Tal Axelrod , and Jay O'Brien ...

A new scientific study that aims to end the so-called reading wars finds phonics is an essential foundation in the early stages of learning to read, but it's only part of the approach.

Phonics — explicit literacy teaching focusing on the sounds in words — is being introduced into the Victorian curriculum despite resistance from the Australian Education Union.