America’s kids aren’t learning how to read, a skill which forms the building blocks of nearly every other subject or discipline and a lifelong capacity for acquiring knowledge. That’s why it’s ...

To the editor: Education professor Allison Briceño fears overemphasizing foundational skills such as phonics will take time away from writing, favor already advantaged children and ignore the needs of ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. When Esti Iturralde’s daughter Winnie was in first grade, the girl struggled with learning to read. Like most parents, Iturralde blamed ...

On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read independently ...

"I will get teared up because I think I can't read," fourth grader Raven said. Learning to read isn't fair. It comes naturally for some students. But for others it's a frustrating, agonizing process ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she will try to throw out the current way reading is taught and require all schools to teach phonics, a once widely used system that has had a rebirth ...

To the editor: English is a phonetic language, so as soon as children learn letters and sounds, they can start to write simple messages. Most people go on to write well enough for practical purposes, ...

Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a ...

A kindergarten student raises her hand during a reading lesson in Jennifer Lee’s class at Southwest Primary School in Hickory, N.C. Credit: Ariel Gilreath for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report ...