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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York's youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.

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To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

New York's youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach reading swings toward the so-called "science of reading." Gov. Kathy ...