Watching a child learn to read feels magical. I remember the first time my son read a book all by himself. I watched in amazement as my kindergartner slowly made his way through an easy reader, ...

In school, many kindergarten and first-grade students are asked to memorize lists of common words, which are sometimes called “sight words.” This practice skips important steps. The idea that children ...

Reading time at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' new Mint Hill Elementary School. I hate to admit this, but I learned almost as much about reading instruction from four hours of listening to “Sold a ...

Research in neuroscience confirms what parents and teachers should do to help children crack the reading code. Find out what showing kids how to sound out words does for their brain. Steve Peha and I ...

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 ...

Victoria has just announced all government schools will be required to use phonics to teach reading from next year. This brings it in line with approaches in New South Wales, Queensland and South ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This fall, Duval County Public Schools will roll out a new literacy program for children in kindergarten through second grade called UFLI Foundations. It focuses on phonics, which ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...