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 ...

Chad Henderson, 5, is a viral star thanks to his reading skills. — -- The start of a new school year is still clearly on the mind of Internet users who have thrown their attention on the nearly ...

Retired teacher Lysa Sassman, who volunteers with Sight Word Busters, helps six-year-old Julian practice his letters as a prelude to sight word work Nov. 13 at Sierra Hills School in Meadow Vista.

Across the country, parents are discovering that what their children bring home from school looks very little like what they once learned. It isn’t just math — reading lessons, writing expectations, ...

Learning to read isn't always easy for kids. Volunteers are needed for a Sacramento-area kindergarten reading program.