Phonics is a method that teaches children how to read by linking letters together based on sound groups. Together, these alphabetical combinations can aid children to easily begin pairing them by ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved Assembly Bill 1454, which provides elementary school teachers with training in ...

To the editor: English is a phonetic language, so as soon as children learn letters and sounds, they can start to write simple messages. Most people go on to write well enough for practical purposes, ...

Sara Renken went to college for her teaching degree in 2006, but it wasn’t until 2021 when she began to learn the intricacies of reading instruction — the reasonings and science behind how students ...

The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a phonics-based style of reading ...

Reading aloud is a wonderful way to build a love of stories and language. But listening to books does not, on its own, teach most children how to read. Only about 5 percent of students will learn to ...

From working on vocabulary words during meals to listening to music in the car, these expert-backed tips help parents get ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

About half of all parents say that their children have struggled to learn how to read at some point in their education. Still, the majority think that their child’s elementary school is putting the ...

CLARIFICATION: The article was revised on April 24 to clarify that the Committee on Accreditation, by law, has the power to accredit programs. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing responds to ...

For Lisa Parry, a 12th-grade teacher in South Dakota, the students' essays were getting stale. Her solution: get the students to turn to ChatGPT ‒ which serves up fresh ideas. Before her students ...

How a bill becomes a law in the Nebraska Legislature Reading Lessons: With low reading scores continuing across Nebraska, The World-Herald is investigating why some Nebraska students are struggling to ...