Teach letter recognition and sounds before introducing words. Use phonics-based learning, where kids learn how letters and ...

If students don’t learn how to read in school, not much else that happens there is going to matter. This might be a harsh way ...

The extent of the illiteracy epidemic in Michigan and elsewhere demands more than simply switching curriculum materials in ...

Teachers unions oppose the reintroduction of phonics in reading education, despite evidence of its effectiveness compared to ...

which is designed to teach children how to read. The brand’s approach is grounded in phonics—an approach that connects sounds ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

On one side are the proponents of the "science of reading" movement, a phonics- and cognitive-based instructional method. The opposing side champions "balanced literacy," emphasizing word ...

Act 20 approved $50 million to be spent to help school districts statewide launch or increase “science of reading’ efforts. The money was to go to support three dozen reading coaches to work with ...

California’s largest teachers union has moved to put the brakes on legislation that mandates instruction, known as the “science of reading,” that spotlights phonics to teach children to read. The move ...