Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?

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.

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

Gov. Mike DeWine devoted his final State of the State address on Tuesday to a variety of new child-protection measures, from calling for new tech regulations to announcing new initiatives to promote ...

"Progressives" at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique called "Balanced Literacy." Instead of memorizing sounds and letters, teachers push what they call "cueing," guessing words based on ...

In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...

The instructional coach revamped how young kids pull apart and put together letter sounds to form words. Her program is now being piloted in six Maine school districts.

How has a new English and language arts curriculum impacted students in the Philadelphia School District? The NBC10 ...

It’s not simply that kids’ culture has improved since I was young. Across stage, screen and cinema, grownup offerings pale in comparison to those aimed at my son, writes Catherine Shoard ...

The UFLI reading curriculum is already used in McLean County school districts, including District 87 and Heyworth.

Teachers and researchers identify three barriers to finding reading materials that meet these students' needs—and how to ...

FARMINGTON -- As it adjusts to new state rules on holding back third graders, the Farmington School District will use a new phonics curriculum to help students meet reading benchmarks. The new ...