Phonics helps children connect letters with sounds, which is essential for decoding new words. When kids see parents and ...

Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California ...

It’s how kids were taught to read throughout most of history. “There is science behind proving that a phonics-based curriculum actually gets kids reading,” Good says. “When you learn to ...

Lawmakers in some states are trying to ban the "cueing" approach, which asks students to rely on pictures or context clues to ...

We look forward to the day when these dismal reading proficiency scores are viewed as a scandal rather than encouraging news.

More than half of third-graders did not meet the state’s bar for reading proficiency last spring, while fourth- and ...

South Dakota officially took a step in a better direction Monday when the state’s Board of Education Standards approved revisions to English Language standards that’ll embrace the use of phonics ...

Mississippi has proven that states can reverse poor test scores among students by committing to student-focused teaching.

California legislature continues its battle on determining the best way to teach students how to read. The new bill, AB 1121, ...

The preponderance of research finds phonics to be extremely effective ... a manner that they believe to be most effective for their kids. And we generally are leery of statewide curriculum ...

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 phonics-based style of reading ...