While lawmakers were united on advancing legislation supportive of phonics, another bill that would prohibit "sexually oriented materials" drew debate.

“Progressives” at teachers’ colleges pushed a reading technique called “Balanced Literacy.” Instead of memorizing sounds and ...

Mississippi’s reading gains have been called a “miracle,” but literacy expert Kymyona Burk says the real story is about sustained effort and all the pieces of reform coming together.

As elected officials try to address low reading scores, one idea has bipartisan support: require teachers to take a specific ...

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

Sciotoville Elementary Academy has been recognized as one of 109 schools across the state to receive the 2026 Governor’s ...

Helping children overcome obstacles and learn to love reading requires expert knowledge and sustained, hands-on experience.

The Michigan Department of Education wants all K-5 teachers to go through a training called LETRS. Waterford Public Schools ...

Berrios started out as a classroom teacher a decade ago, but for the past six years—since her youngest child was an ...

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go,” writes Dr. Seuss ...

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