In April 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a bold promise: The state would revamp its approach to literacy and boost state reading scores by double digits. “We’re turning the page on how we teach ...

These strategies help connect movements to phonics instruction, giving kids another way to absorb the crucial information.

We talk about school choice as if it represents a radical new idea: parents deciding where their children go to school or how ...

The response, at least in its ideal form, was not to narrow literacy instruction but to strengthen it. Schools restored ...

A five-year, $16 million federal grant helped D.C. students make dramatic literacy gains. The biggest were for Black and ...

A "welcoming" Fenton school has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for helping disadvantaged pupils and those with special ...

In classrooms across the state, children are learning to read from teachers required to use new tools, research and instruction. Known as the “science of reading,” this approach draws upon decades of ...

Reading phonics and cursive writing make a return to the the teaching curriculum in a what’s-old-is-new-again development. The mind-bending potential of AI to impact education, for better or worse, ...

To argue that schools are over-teaching phonics is to risk being seen as a naysayer—someone who believes the tide will ...

A former teacher and a literacy expert team up to compile a list of products and tips to help teach kids to read.

In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat ...

Parthena Draggett provides a menu of actions to encourage participation and enthuse students Human communication is a vital tool that enhances our lives personally and professionally, leading to ...