The new question-of-the-week is: What is the appropriate role of phonics in reading instruction? The role of phonics in reading instruction is often debated: how big, how small, and how should it be ...

To the editor: Your editorial on reforming reading instruction highlighted what a disaster “whole language” has been for literacy in our public schools. This movement decades ago to step away from ...

In her opinion essay, Heidi Anne E. Mesmer proclaims that explicit instruction in phonics is not enough: Children must be taught print concepts, phonemic awareness, morphology, and fluency (“Phonics ...

Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 21—As Austin Wallace learned literacy basics while in kindergarten at Ernie Pyle Elementary last year, his mom, Jamie, was ...

To the editor: “English is a phonetic language,” states a letter writer who taught reading — but, I must add, only to a point. Just a brief look at the previous sentence will show numerous exceptions ...

In this video I walk through my favorite YouTube channels for teaching accurate letter sounds and early phonics. I share the ...

New research shows that phonics-based instruction can actually change brain activity in adults with dyslexia, resulting in significant improvements in reading. The findings from a collaborative study ...

Learning technology company HMH has unveiled a new connected teaching and learning solution for literacy that combines its AI-driven Amira Learning literacy tutoring solution with its Saxon Phonics & ...