Phonics stresses fundamental instruction in the letters and letter combinations that make up sounds, thus allowing children ...

With new literacy curriculum, 91% of kindergarten students performed at or above grade level at the end of the 2024-25 school ...

The Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has urged children to make reading a daily habit as part of a push to boost literacy levels among young people.

Broadly speaking, there are two different issues that get intertwined together in the “kids can’t read” narrative. The first ...

In kindergarten through second grade, the phonics program focuses on "foundational literacy skills, including oral language, print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics, word recognition, and ...

The phonics adoption comes after months of internal review and teacher feedback, Molinar said. She described the shift as critical for helping students who missed strong early phonics instruction. The ...

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

New Jersey’s youngest students should expect new tools in their classrooms this fall, as schools implement new laws to reboot reading instruction.

Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students.

A proposed law would require schools to use the phonics-based approach to teach reading. Critics say it harms English learners.