Unfortunately, your recent commentary concerning the education debate over reading techniques (“Reading wars,” Perspective, March 2) does a great disservice to parents by obfuscating the truth behind ...

Your little one might love a game of I Spy to pass the time. It's a game you can play anywhere, either int he house or when you're out and about. But did you know it is great for their language ...

There’s a great saying by author Anna Quindlen: “Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey.” And she’s spot on. Books, and the ability to read them ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is the appropriate role of phonics in reading instruction? The role of phonics in reading instruction is often debated: how big, how small, and how should it be ...

New research suggests that relying on phonics, a method of learning where an individual sounds out words, helps students to learn reading faster when compared with the whole-language technique, which ...

Phonics is only one essential element in teaching children to read and write, says early years trainer and consultant Anna Lucas As the sector waits, with some trepidation, for the new EYFS guidance ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Let's reinvent the wheel, shall we? Let's ignore research and well-tested outcomes. Because we're sure we can come up with something ...

State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa has overseen sweeping changes to the education system. On Monday, the Board of Regents took on reading, deciding that every school district must revert to ...