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.

Kids who don’t read by fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. ... He estimates he’s spent about 30 minutes daily working in small groups, much of it on phonics, ...

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 ...

Synthetic phonics has always played a role in teaching children how to read, alongside other methods. However, following recommendations by former headteacher and Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Jim ...

The Department for Education has now released the results of the 2023/24 school year phonics screening check, a test children usually take in their very first year of school. It helps determine ...

A once-empty balcony at Harbertonford Primary is now a vibrant play world for Reception kids — all thanks to a small grant, ...

Children aged 6 are tested in phonics and the results are entered into the national pupil database, with those data used to hold the schools and teachers to account.

As she continued to see students in her classroom struggling, Carter created Letters 2 Literacy, a nonprofit that focuses on literacy and phonics. WCPO Letters 2 Literacy.

“It is not uncommon for us to hear, ‘We are doing the science of reading because the schools have adopted a phonics or phonemic awareness curriculum,’” said Katie Sojewicz, a professional ...