“Research shows overwhelmingly that systematic phonics is the most effective way of teaching reading to children of all abilities, enabling almost all children to become confident and independent ...

Education writer Alfie Kohn names the many policies and practices that get in the way of the most effective learning.

This, combined with EFL language support help students start to read and write naturally: Literature in every unit immerses students in language that features high frequency and more challenging words ...

Scientific evidence has clearly shown, however, that many if not most children will struggle to become fluent readers unless they get systematic instruction in phonics. Now Hanford is back with ...

On a night when some key curriculum updates were approved, the Fort Dodge Community School District Board moved into a new era of sorts Monday. Dan Altman took the gavel as president, and Dr. Zach ...

Clearview Public Schools has announced the recent purchase of a collection of books to be donated in support of early ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Debates over how to teach math echo the conflicts over reading instruction, and ...

A grandmother from Menlo Park dubbed the “Paul Revere of the Reading Wars," she was a crusader for phonics instruction, which focuses on the relationships between the letters of written language and ...