To the editor: Your editorial on reforming reading instruction highlighted what a disaster “whole language” has been for literacy in our public schools. This movement decades ago to step away from ...

Advocates for the science of reading need to expand their view of the science and push for the adoption of curricula that incorporate it. Opponents and even advocates of the “science of reading” often ...

Educators are rethinking how to teach young children to read, blending research-backed strategies with playful, multisensory activities. From phonemic awareness games to structured literacy programs ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is the appropriate role of phonics in reading instruction? The role of phonics in reading instruction is often debated: how big, how small, and how should it be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A teacher works with middle school students on a phonics lesson at a school that caters to kids with dyslexia in Poway, Calif., in ...

Early literacy thrives when phonics instruction is engaging, playful, and rooted in evidence-based practices. From interactive games to structured programs, educators and families can make learning to ...

In her opinion essay, Heidi Anne E. Mesmer proclaims that explicit instruction in phonics is not enough: Children must be taught print concepts, phonemic awareness, morphology, and fluency (“Phonics ...

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

To the editor: “English is a phonetic language,” states a letter writer who taught reading — but, I must add, only to a point. Just a brief look at the previous sentence will show numerous exceptions ...