Seeing a child curled up with a book as they independently learn to read the words and find the meaning in a story is a heartwarming image. We have been taught that learning to read is akin to ...

Get kids reading fluently. As much as you can. Have them read and write about books. That, more or less, is the key to translating the science of reading into classroom practice, according to a new ...

What to know A report from an education lobbying group found that more schools in New York State are teaching young readers ...

Improving early literacy remains a central focus as recent drops in reading scores across the state have educators at the ...

While lawmakers were united on advancing legislation supportive of phonics, another bill that would prohibit "sexually ...

Drexel University's School of Education is excited to welcome producer, writer, and star of “Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars,” Harvey Hubbell, as he shares his film and leads a post-film panel ...

Staff report Niles Intermediate School was recently recognized as a Governor’s Science of Reading Champion School. This ...

Test scores at 66 of the state’s lowest-performing schools strongly outpaced similar schools after educators adopted phonics-based instruction, offering some of the most compelling evidence to date ...

At a time of rising interest nationwide in phonics-focused reading instruction, few California districts are using so-called “science of reading” curricula as their basis for teaching elementary ...

A child’s individual differences, skills and experience matter a lot in the learning process, and learning to read is no exception. That’s why new legislation based on the erroneous assumption that ...

Most curriculum decisions are made at the local level. It’s a fact that shapes the diverse and often fragmented instructional landscape in this country: While states often provide lists of recommended ...

One of the most evocative and attractive portrayals of reading comes at the beginning of Italo Calvino’s 1979 novel If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler. In a tone of high mock-seriousness Calvino ...