A new phonics program at Bradley Elementary School has resulted in 80% of students reading above grade level. The program from the University of Florida Literacy Institute focuses on decoding skills ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

The best way to build knowledge is to immerse children in social studies, science, and the arts — the very subjects that have been marginalized to make more time for comprehension skill practice, ...

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Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is part of the By the Book ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. When Esti Iturralde’s daughter Winnie was in first grade, the girl struggled with learning to read. Like most parents, Iturralde blamed ...

Katina Zammit is affiliated with the Australian Literacy Educators Association. When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the ...

Over the past three decades, the so-called “reading wars ” have raged on among educators, scholars, and policymakers. In one camp are those who advocate for reading instruction centered around phonics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The target for the proportion of children passing the phonics screening check – a test of how well children aged five and six in ...