As Yale Teaching Fellow Erin Knapps helps her students sound out words, under the mentorship of veteran East Rock educator Jennifer Ryalls.

Kindergarten teachers at East Oakview took part in a “learning lab” to observe how their colleagues teach new phonics lessons ...

These strategies help connect movements to phonics instruction, giving kids another way to absorb the crucial information.

Move over "Dick and Jane." A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...

Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...

Peek inside a kindergarten, first-grade, or second-grade classroom at Midland Public Schools any day of the week, and you’re guaranteed to see adorable kiddos and a flurry of activity. What you’re ...

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

As at March 2026, 270 pre-schools offer all three languages, up 70 per cent from 160 in 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus on ...

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Students in class at Lake Marie Elementary School in Whittier, on Nov. 17, 2022. (Photo by Lauren Justice/For Cal Matters) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their ...