4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus on ...

Can you spell deja vu? 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 ...

This carticle was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A bill that could reshape literacy education in California elementary schools cleared a major hurdle in the ...

As educators and families search for ways to improve early literacy outcomes, the Scott County Library System is expanding a reading program built around the Science of Reading — research that focuses ...

It’s out with the new and in with the old again for students in South Dakota’s English and Language Arts classrooms. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards approved revisions to the English and ...

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

We’re exploring the declining skills and flagging enthusiasm for reading among American youth. One key cause can be traced back to how kids are taught to read in the earliest grades. Classic reading ...

SMPLNew Delhi [India], January 20: In the current fast-changing world, the way children learn and read has changed a lot. Earlier reading was primarily about printed text and picture. Now, learning is ...