Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

It expanded universal free preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds, scheduled daily two-hour literacy blocks in the early ...

Why phonics matters: Phonics connects letters to sounds, helping kids decode words and read independently. It’s a proven foundation for literacy success. Best teaching methods: Systematic, explicit ...

The ongoing reading recession across the U.S. could lead to a new approach in teaching, shifting toward phonics-based ...

The interests of able readers are being threatened by an insistence primary school pupils are taught to read using phonics, an academic has said. The Department for Education wants English schools to ...

Did you know two-thirds of American students struggle with reading proficiency by fourth grade? Whole Phonics is changing that. Founded by learning specialist Jill Lauren, this research-backed program ...

When your child is first learning to read, you’ll likely be on the lookout for engaging, age-appropriate reading materials to practice with. Decodable books are a type of reading material that allows ...

Readers respond to a landmark study that claims the current emphasis on synthetic phonics is ‘failing children’ Thanks for the article from Sally Weale about the teaching of “synthetic phonics” (Focus ...

Daily classroom focus: Many schools now prioritize explicit, systematic phonics instruction every day, helping students build strong foundational reading skills from the start. Science-backed methods: ...

A minority of children are already beginning to read by the time they start school This video can not be played Durham University's Andrew Davis: "It's not reading for meaning" The interests of able ...