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.

It’s taken four decades, but using phonics to teach English soon could be state policy. Phonics is where kids are taught a ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I ...

In a science of reading framework, teachers start by teaching beginning readers the foundations of language in a structured progression—like how individual letters represent sounds and how those ...

Although districts are choosing new curricula purportedly aligned with evidence-based reading practices, they still frequently supplement with other teaching materials.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ first year using an evidence-based curriculum to teach reading has been embraced by students and teachers despite a few shortcomings.

How early should a child start reading? Views differ but many say youngsters need time to play and develop their oral skills first. In some countries, kids start reading later and many struggle less.

When we fail to teach students to read, we risk consigning them to a life of unmet potential and fulfillment.

So Wijekumar worked with the teachers to scrap their textbook instructions and teach her way. I consulted with Marissa Filderman, a respected reading expert who has reviewed the literature on ...

(File photo from Getty Images) COLUMBIA — Every teacher in South Carolina is expected to finish a literacy training program this school year in a push the state superintendent says has already led to ...

Literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa remain low, despite increased primary school enrollment. In rural Mozambique, only 3% of ...