What are we missing?” A nationwide gap in phonics instruction galvanized the science of reading movement. But as the movement ...

To argue that schools are over-teaching phonics is to risk being seen as a naysayer—someone who believes the tide will ...

One of the most influential names in the “science of reading” movement has issued a surprising warning: After years of neglecting to systematically teach students foundational reading skills, he says, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. States receiving federal literacy grants would have to follow the science of reading, under a bill the House education committee ...

As California wrestles with a statewide literacy crisis, a bill poised to hit Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk could fundamentally change the way students learn to read in California. The bill, AB 1454, would ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - What may seem like an unconventional approach to reading...is actually scientific. Sandlapper Elementary School principal Dr. Whitney Prowell says they’re experiencing growth ...

Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...

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.

You write that the Golden State is “jumping on the caboose” of the pro-phonics movement in reading instruction (“California Learns From Mississippi,” Review & Outlook, Sept. 27). Yet nearly 30 years ...

In April 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a bold promise: The state would revamp its approach to literacy and boost state reading scores by double digits. “We’re turning the page on how we teach ...