California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

Students at R. Brown McAllister Elementary School use exercises in phonemic awareness—the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in English—during literary instruction on March 19, 2025, in ...

Institute of Reading Development announces an online tutoring solution proven to boost K--5 reading skills and confidence. PETALUMA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- America's reading crisis is ...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is now available for all children under age 5 in Glenn County. The program provides free, ...

Some advocates and parents are worried the state's new literacy laws won't be enough to move districts not already embracing ...

Ester de Jong and Socorro Herrera call for teacher agency amidst science of reading mandates In Spring of 2023, we wrote a ...

Manitoba’s poor literacy rate has prompted MLAs of all political stripes to unanimously endorse a private member’s bill to ...

Here’s what I found: While there has not exactly been a region-wide “Southern surge,” there have been some notable Southern ...

Laura Patranella makes it a priority to read at least one novel each year with her elementary school students, relishing both the depth of these works and students’ communal experience of talking ...

Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are grounded in science and tested by expert educators.

Educators and administrators do everything possible to prepare for the unexpected. From strengthening communication with ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett Stripers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, launched Hooked on Books, the ...