California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

“We are now adopting the Bluebonnet phonics component. So the reading is split into skills and knowledge. Skills is the ...

Teach phonics skills at home to support your child as they learn to read. Here’s how you can help your child sound out and blend new words as they start school.

Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade.

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 ...

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 ...

Schools try new approach to teach students to read 04:00. Only about one-third of elementary school students in the U.S. are reading at grade level, according to the recent National Assessment of ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest ...

Few decisions a society makes are as consequential as how it teaches children to read. Children who can’t read proficiently ...

Since last fall, Brittany McGuire and Jackie Benson have written 35 books that teach phonics through comics. “We have a similar work style and work ethic,” McGuire said.

How to teach phonics. Charlotte Hacking is Learning and Programme Director at charity CLPE. She says: “Setting the foundations for success in phonics by reading to and with your child, ...