To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

Phonics is the base for learning English. Unfortunately, it was cast aside during the whole-language movement. (“‘I Literally Cried': Teachers Describe Their Transition to Science-Based Reading ...

Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York's youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach ...

BRANDON, Fla. — This week’s A+ Teacher spent her summer making a difference at Kingswood Elementary School. Jaymie Martinez loves using phonics to help her students learn. She taught first graders ...

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Teaching reading has always been a subject of debate, a debate that involves a balancing act of multiple factors. Currently, the “reading wars” are best embodied by debates that are centered on the ...

Since last fall, Brittany McGuire and Jackie Benson have written 35 books that teach phonics through comics. “We have a similar work style and work ethic,” McGuire said. “And it's hard to stop us once ...

Jennifer Ryalls and Knapp inside the school’s resource classroom Tuesday. East Rock School fourth graders Damian and Ashley looked up at their classroom’s whiteboard and saw the words “tugging” and ...

America’s kids aren’t learning how to read, a skill which forms the building blocks of nearly every other subject or discipline and a lifelong capacity for acquiring knowledge. That’s why it’s ...

New York's youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach reading swings toward the so-called "science of reading." Gov. Kathy ...