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

Gov. Mike DeWine says the ReadOhio coaches will help implement phonics-based literacy instruction after finding some schools where the science of reading isn't being taught.

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.

"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 ...

But I think it’s also because reading instruction became lazy and political. “Progressives” at teachers’ colleges pushed a reading technique called “Balanced Literacy.” Instead of memorizing sounds ...

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 ...

After previous years of low literacy rates, San Joaquin County is actively making changes to improve student reading scores.

A bill that would ban three-cueing and establish new reading assessments was discussed in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.

Since the school district implemented a new phonics program in Bradley Elementary School, 80% of the kids are now reading above grade level.

If a poem or storybook referenced adultery or killing in a kindergarten classroom, it would be removed immediately.