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

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 ...

Regarding the March 12 editorial “Yes, U.S. children should be hooked on phonics”: I am a volunteer with Reading Partners, tutoring children at elementary schools in D.C. to bring them to grade-level ...

To the editor: Education professor Allison Briceño fears overemphasizing foundational skills such as phonics will take time away from writing, favor already advantaged children and ignore the needs of ...

Clarification: A previous version of this story had a different image. It has been updated for clarity. Walk into any kindergarten classroom this fall, and there’s a good chance students will be ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

The best way to build knowledge is to immerse children in social studies, science, and the arts — the very subjects that have been marginalized to make more time for comprehension skill practice, ...

Rauno Parrila's research on reading has been funded by the Social Sciences Research Council of Canada, Government of Alberta, Alberta Teachers' Association, Australian Research Council, Finnish ...

In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to ...