A new curriculum teaches young children how to break down words by their sounds and then put them back together.

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has partnered with Universal Learning Solutions (ULS) to advance the ...

“Progressives” at teachers’ colleges pushed a reading technique called “Balanced Literacy.” Instead of memorizing sounds and ...

And when it comes to kids learning to read, parents should remember that teachers can’t do the whole job themselves; they need parents as partners. What parents do may matter as much or more than ...

George W. Lehmann’s imaginative children’s story turns missing vowels into a village-wide problem that teaches the ...

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But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political. "Progressives" at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique called "Balanced Literacy." Instead of memorizing sounds ...

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 ...

Phonics gets kids in the door to literacy. But proper later reading instruction—which can be fueled by school choice—can carry them further.

But I think it’s also because reading instruction became lazy and political. “Progressives” at teachers’ colleges pushed a ...

My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social ...

Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are ...