A Maine school district is testing a new reading curriculum that teaches kids to break words into sounds and blend them back together ...

A childhood nickname spirals into a lasting identity mix-up after a girl grows up believing her playful family name is real.

Dr. Sara Bode (far right) high fives Juri Sleet, 4, after she and Crystal Webb, a kindergarten readiness coordinator, talk with Sleet's grandmother, Quintina Davis (left), about the literacy screening ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Children in the Allentown School District could get an earlier start at learning if the cutoff birthdates for kindergarten and first grade are lowered and a new district pre-K program ...

Island View Elementary teacher Teisha Langford walked down the aisle with her husband Scott Langford in a "Q-U" wedding ceremony to teach students the "quah" sound.

Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.

Oregon’s version of Imagination Library, an initiative launched by superstar Dolly Parton to send a free book each month to babies and preschoolers, recently mailed its 4 millionth book to an Oregon ...

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

The St. Joseph County Public Library is launching a new early literacy program called Early Birds. Early Birds focuses on five core literacy skills: talking, singing, reading, writing and playing.

Henderson County Schools will expand preschool to four elementary campuses in 2026–27, increasing full‑day early learning options for families.