The way children are taught to read in primary schools in England will be shaken up, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has confirmed. The government has accepted a review which backs the greater use of a ...

Optical coherence tomography was used to examine optic nerve head parameters, including rim area, disc area, cup-to-disc ratio, and cup volume, as well as the thicknesses of retinal nerve fiber layers ...

For some parents, the prospect of playing football is not an option that can be entertained. Former USC quarterback Matt Leinart, during his first series on X t ...

Aims: To evaluate the relation between optic disc morphology and timing of periventricular white matter damage, defined as either periventricular leucomalacia (PVL) or periventricular haemorrhage (PVH ...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Phonics alone won’tget kids reading Re: “ Far too many California children can’t read ” (Page A7, June 17).

Systematic synthetic phonics is an evidence-based way of teaching children to read and write words, and is used from Prep to Grade 2. This approach is called “systematic” because it follows a clear, ...

Rocking it ‘n’ learning it The kids’ app, Rock ‘N Learn, is a hit among kids today. It helps your child to practise reading simple and short stories, which consist of short vowels, consonant, words, ...

Groups supporting Black students, such as the state’s NAACP chapter, urged a switch to phonics. But other groups supporting English learners and bilingual students wanted to keep the state’s current, ...

Professor Lucy Easthope, emergency planner, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more Professor Lucy ...

The special presentation of the £34K cheque and Cash for Kids gold disc took place at The Grand, York, the city’s only five-star hotel which Splendid Hospitality Group also owns. The hotel is ...