Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.
An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.
Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?
Phonics gets kids in the door to literacy. But proper later reading instruction—which can be fueled by school choice—can carry them further.
My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it’s also because reading instruction ...
Plummeting literacy rates have fueled a bitter debate over how best to teach reading. And artificial intelligence turning up ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio - -Gov. Mike DeWine announced he’s sending additional reading experts into K-8 schools to assist in executing the “science of reading” approach to literacy instruction. “Even with a ...
Fredericktown Dyslexia Coordinator Abbey Keller spoke to the Fredericktown School Board in November about her program which provides screening, intervention and support to students with dyslexia. She ...
Like clockwork, three pairs of neat-knotted legs settle in front of the TV under the dusty hue of a school night,' Amelia Higgs reflects on the solidarity and joy of sisterhood.