Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are grounded in science and tested by expert educators.

Wisconsin school districts are finding successes and challenges in implementing Act 20, which requires a phonics-based ...

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

Dedicated teachers, committed parents and innovative curriculum boosted special ed kids' reading despite a 4-week shutdown.

Educators and administrators do everything possible to prepare for the unexpected. From strengthening communication with ...

Learning to read is the key to education. That’s not a new revelation. Reading is the foundation, the entry point for everything else. But English is not easy to master.

The Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act, otherwise known as the Mississippi Miracle, was passed in 2013 to address ...

Can a toddler really read? A researcher-dad breaks down how the science of reading made him a believer after trying simple, ...

"So many people have noticed this change but didn’t quite know how to describe it until now," Vivian Peterson told Newsweek.

Some advocates and parents are worried the state's new literacy laws won't be enough to move districts not already embracing ...

The target for the proportion of children passing the phonics screening check – a test of how well children aged five and six in England can “decode” words – has been raised to 90%. This increase, ...

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.