As a pediatric speech-language pathologist and a mother of a child in San Diego public schools, I’ve seen California’s early ...

Rubio was an English learner in California schools, and feels strongly that phonics is the most effective way to teach students who aren't fluent in English. It can help them learn English vocabulary ...

Student literacy is in trouble nationally. Illinois is one of 41 states where just 1 in 3 or fewer of its fourth-graders met ...

The opposing side champions "balanced literacy," emphasizing word recognition and context clues. Policies have vacillated back and forth for over a century, but since 2019, the science of reading ...

SB242 would have also required school districts to notify parents of their children’s reading performance twice a year for ...

Fordham Institute survey finds 68% of K-3 teachers view the phonics-based approach positively as DeWine proposes additional ...

It’s the same curriculum adopted last year by the Richland School District. Pasco School District in 2022-23 adopted the ...

California has joined a national effort to change how reading is being taught. States nationwide are rethinking balanced literacy, which has its roots in whole language instruction or teaching ...