Ask an early educator to explain the science of reading, and phonics will likely headline the response. But phonics, and its emphasis on word recognition, covers only part of the reading-proficiency ...

Update: This article was updated at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 27, 2023, to include a statement from the interim state superintendent of schools. A pair of state education boards is working together to bring in ...

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BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, released the results of a second year-long study on the impact of Boost Reading, a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Thirty-three Ohio schools and districts, including several in Northeast Ohio, will spend $45.9 million in federal funding to improve reading instruction – from hiring coaches to help ...

Over the past decade, a majority of states have passed new “science of reading” laws or implemented policies that emphasize phonics in classrooms. Yet the 2024 results of an important national test, ...

As an elementary school teacher for 27 years, Joshua Wittenberger has seen plenty of educational programs promising to improve student literacy through game-based learning. "A lot of programs that ...

Experts say kids who can’t read proficiently by third grade are more likely to drop out of high school. Living in poverty compounds the problem. Delaware Gov. Matt Mayer declared a literacy emergency ...