The “reading wars” that raged in American schools for decades finally seem to be ending. The victor is clear: Phonics is the ...

Northern New Jersey Mensa chapter expands access to proven materials that make reading easier for every child Oct. 10, 2025 / PRZen / MADISON, N.J. — You don’t have to be a genius to make a difference ...

By providing strategies that combine letter sounds with motions, teachers help students learn to decode words in the ways that work best for them.

Over the past couple years, the education world has seen a renewed push for phonics instruction, often called “the science of reading.” But how science-based is the science of reading movement? Will ...

New York's youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach reading swings toward the so-called "science of reading." Gov. Kathy ...

Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is part of the By the Book ...

Kindergarten students Gabby Kim, left, and Ellie Such answer questions on a literacy lesson during Julie Celestial's kindergarten class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Long Beach. For the record: 4 ...

Bipartisan enthusiasm in Indiana for the science of reading has led to a historic jump in third-grade scores.

How explicit is the term “explicit”? And how explicit does a description of the woes in reading ability for Wisconsin students need to be before there is a fresh, broad wave of effort to improve ...

Past reforms led to early reading gains but without any long-lasting advantage to students.

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 ...