New York's youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach reading swings toward the so-called "science of reading." Gov. Kathy ...

George Orwell once wrote that restating the obvious is the “first duty of intelligent people.” In that vein, allow us to ...

Like lots of parents in West Linn, Maggie Traverso moved to this affluent city south of Portland for the quality of the schools. And until recently, she was satisfied. Her daughter was doing well in ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - When children learn to read, there are several techniques their parents or teachers may use, but for children with learning disabilities, some techniques may not work as ...

Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as ...

Schools across the country have been shifting their reading strategies to incorporate knowledge and best practices they have learned from the science of reading. More than 30 states have written ...

Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is part of the By the Book ...

Kindergarten students Gabby Kim, left, and Ellie Such answer questions on a literacy lesson during Julie Celestial's kindergarten class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Long Beach. For the record: 4 ...

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is launching a districtwide intervention program for students with dyslexia, backed by a ...

It’s too bad pedagogy is called pedagogy. Most people probably aren’t sure what the word even means, but, if somebody did it, they should go to prison. If the science of teaching had better branding — ...

Media coverage of the science of reading has focused on problems in teaching phonics. But if it doesn't also examine misunderstandings about how to teach reading comprehension, we're unlikely to see ...

Reading specialists have often pitted phonics against holistic word recognition and whole language approaches in the war over how to teach children to read. However, a new study shows that the three ...