Congress ended funding for Reading First in 2009. The more recent science of reading movement, though, has been propelled by ...

Instructor, classroom, and research findings support effective speech-to-print instruction Most impressively, students ...

The “science of reading” is a body of knowledge referring to how students learn to sound out words, learn vocabulary, and read increasingly sophisticated texts. More teachers are being encouraged to ...

Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...

Students work on a literacy assignment at a Texas elementary school. Standards based on the science of reading have been shown to improve achievement. Credit: Jackie Mader for The Hechinger Report The ...

The Maryland State Department of Education has received a $6.8 million grant that will allow teachers to take courses on the science of reading, a method to teach literacy. The four-year grant will ...

“Teachers want practical, trusted, research-based support they can apply immediately,” said Jessica Thorne, Vice President of Government Partnerships, DonorsChoose. “By pairing the Science of Reading ...

Drexel University's School of Education is excited to welcome producer, writer, and star of “Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars,” Harvey Hubbell, as he shares his film and leads a post-film panel ...

At a time of rising interest nationwide in phonics-focused reading instruction, few California districts are using so-called “science of reading” curricula as their basis for teaching elementary ...

In an effort to help kids read better, Arizona elementary teachers are working towards a newer certification requirement. The Kyrene Elementary School District has been working on the curriculum for ...

Elementary teachers should normalize mistakes, encourage partnering and reread familiar texts with students, experts say.