Letter F activities are always fun to set up because frogs, fish, and flowers give kids plenty of playful ways to connect with the letter. When I worked through them with my son, simple crafts and ...

While not mandatory, the law provides support for phonics — focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding words out — to ...

A new California law is pushing for phonics-based reading instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms. The law provides training for school principals and reading specialists in ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As students head back to school across New York State, classrooms are also going back to basics. Following a 2024 decision from the Board of Regents, later written into the ...

Books on the shelf at M.H. Moore Elementary School on Aug. 13, 2024. Amanda McCoy [email protected] The Fort Worth Independent School District is adopting a new phonics program that officials ...

Few decisions a society makes are as consequential as how it teaches children to read. Children who can’t read proficiently by third grade are far more likely to fall behind, drop out of high school ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

Parents need to know that Shape Builder - the Preschool Learning Puzzle Game contains over a hundred simple jigsaw puzzles for kids ages 3 to 6. The puzzles have between 5-10 pieces and each piece is ...

There’s a great deal of chatter among educators about the need to improve literacy outcomes for children. As we look to revamp literacy in the early grades, it’s important to consider the preschool ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.