Phonics doesn’t have to be dry drills—it can be a joyful, hands-on adventure for preschoolers and kindergarteners. By blending movement, touch, sound, and play, teachers and parents can help children ...

Phonics is a method that teaches children how to read by linking letters together based on sound groups. Together, these alphabetical combinations can aid children to easily begin pairing them by ...

To the editor: English is a phonetic language, so as soon as children learn letters and sounds, they can start to write simple messages. Most people go on to write well enough for practical purposes, ...

America’s kids aren’t learning how to read, a skill which forms the building blocks of nearly every other subject or discipline and a lifelong capacity for acquiring knowledge. That’s why it’s ...

Rahm Emanuel is spot on in his op-ed, “The ‘Mississippi Marathon’ Is Teaching Kids to Read” (Jan. 22).I began school in 1960 and learned how to read through phonics. In the 1980s when I started my ...

A growing body of research shows that consistent, high-quality reading practice is the key to building lifelong literacy skills. Experts stress that it’s not just about phonics, but also about fluency ...

Jefferson County Public Schools will revisit how it teaches students to read and by next year will roll out a new reading curriculum required for all district elementary schools, according to ...

Katie Spurlock wrote a remarkable piece for The Washington Post Magazine in 2017 about her struggles raising a dyslexic child. She has since become a reading tutor for children like her daughter and ...

Reading enjoyment is at its lowest level for two decades, according to the National Literacy Trust’s annual survey. This ...

At a minimum, schools should teach children to read. But for years California’s elementary schools have been failing many of them. The results are so obvious even those who struggle to read can see ...