Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?

Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.

In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...

A new phonics program at Bradley Elementary School has resulted in 80% of students reading above grade level. The program from the University of Florida Literacy Institute focuses on decoding skills ...

In this video I share my favorite teacher tested websites and YouTube channels to help your little one practice letters, sounds, and early reading skills at home. I walk you through specific phonics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Oklahoma students’ reading scores have plummeted in recent years, lawmakers have begun focusing on how to improve students’ ...

As Oklahoma students’ reading scores have plummeted in recent years, lawmakers have begun focusing on how to improve students’ literacy outcomes. This spring, lawmakers have filed a slate of early ...

At Gilles-Sweet Elementary in Fairview Park, Ohio, kindergarten teacher Keri Laughlin combines movement and phonics to help her students build the foundational literacy skills they’ll need as readers.

In a new book, the former schools minister Nick Gibb defends a strong, if controversial legacy. By Sarah Waite It’s fitting that the new book by former Conservative schools minister Nick Gibb reads ...

AMHERST — As the University of Massachusetts football team heads into its first full week of preseason camp, the sounds echoing throughout McGuirk Alumni Stadium have begun to change. When the ...