Books on the shelf at M.H. Moore Elementary ... In kindergarten through second grade, the phonics program focuses on “foundational literacy skills, including oral language, print concepts, ...

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

An intriguing video making the rounds on social media has captured the moment a mother explained how she taught her child to ...

The school board approved Amira, which listens to students read aloud as part of the state's new literacy framework requiring ...

The nearly $1M phonics plan will expand K-3 reading instruction while avoiding Bluebonnet’s debated Bible story lessons ...

Roughly 70% of elementary school students in Berlin aren’t reading at their grade level. Some teachers are saying that’s ...

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.

4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus ...

As Reading Scores Fall, States Turn to Phonics — but Not Without a Fight A bipartisan wave of state-level changes to the ‘science of reading’ is gaining momentum. ... That approach leans heavily on ...

The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional. ... the ability to sound words out and other literacy basics.

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 ...