An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

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.

My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social ...

The National Commission for Colleges of Education has renewed its partnership with Universal Learning Solutions to strengthen phonics-based reading instruction across Nigeria’s Colleges of ...

Since the school district implemented a new phonics program in Bradley Elementary School, 80% of the kids are now reading ...

There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also assume that it will become much harder to learn a ...

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

Understanding small pronunciation differences is key to improving English listening skills. This lesson with Teacher Ash highlights how subtle sound changes in a British accent can help learners ...

My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social ...

But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political. "Progressives" at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique called "Balanced Literacy." Instead of memorizing sounds ...

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 ...