Ask an early educator to explain the science of reading, and phonics will likely headline the response. But phonics, and its emphasis on word recognition, covers only part of the reading-proficiency ...

“Avoid the passive voice” is a favorite maxim of writing teachers. But for young learners, exposure to passive construction—and other more complex sentences in spoken language—may help children ...

Sonoma-based K-3 Proficiency Project, designed to improve student reading skills in grades K-3, received a positive ...

Reading can be both a joy and a challenge, especially when you’re trying to improve fluency or tackle a new language. For students, it’s not just about decoding words—it’s about building confidence, ...

Re “As Literacy Lags, Governor Proposes Changing the Way Reading Is Taught” (news article, Jan. 4): New York State’s shift back toward phonics-based literacy instruction is of utmost importance. The ...

Learning to read is a complex process. It requires children to master and integrate multiple skills, from mapping abstract symbols to the right speech sounds to understanding what all the words mean.

DETROIT, MI – Improving sluggish reading and comprehension skills among Michigan’s young learners is a task built on “decades—not days,” according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. However, after years of ...

A new statewide initiative underwritten by the Lilly Endowment aims to improve elementary students’ reading skills, officials announced Monday. The Indiana Afterschool Network is using the Lilly grant ...

Boys’ reading struggles are not inevitable, research suggests, and addressing the deficit could improve outcomes in school and beyond. By Claire Cain Miller Claire Cain Miller is working on a series ...