Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.

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 ...

MPS is equipping students with early literacy skills and confidence to tackle increasingly complex reading and writing tasks, ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - When children learn to read, there are several techniques their parents or teachers may use, but for children with learning disabilities, some techniques may not work as ...

In early reading, first graders who are behind have an 88 percent chance of still being behind in fourth grade--rigor and ...

Like lots of parents in West Linn, Maggie Traverso moved to this affluent city south of Portland for the quality of the schools. And until recently, she was satisfied. Her daughter was doing well in ...

Schools across the country have been shifting their reading strategies to incorporate knowledge and best practices they have learned from the science of reading. More than 30 states have written ...

Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is part of the By the Book ...

Multilingual students read and comprehend more when teaching materials are culturally relevant to them, as veteran North Carolina educator Terri Ashchi ...

Reading specialists have often pitted phonics against holistic word recognition and whole language approaches in the war over how to teach children to read. However, a new study shows that the three ...

Kindergarten students Gabby Kim, left, and Ellie Such answer questions on a literacy lesson during Julie Celestial's kindergarten class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Long Beach. For the record: 4 ...