GREENVILLE — Thousands of adults in the Capital Region cannot read at a third-grade level, and for those living in rural areas, there’s not many programs to help them. So a literacy tutor, a Rotary ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

Wordle, the viral online guess-the-word game, has become a social media phenomenon and a source of fierce competition among its devotees. But in some classrooms, it’s also a teaching tool. The game, ...

Phonics is the base for learning English. Unfortunately, it was cast aside during the whole-language movement. (“‘I Literally Cried': Teachers Describe Their Transition to Science-Based Reading ...

Teacher candidates from Louisiana Tech University, educators from A.E. Phillips Laboratory School, and literacy leaders from ...

Phonics is a method that teaches children how to read by linking letters together based on sound groups. Together, these alphabetical combinations can aid children to easily begin pairing them by ...

Detroit made headlines in March when National Assessment of Educational Progress scores showed that only 5% of the city's 8th graders can read on grade level. In 2018, that number was 7%. Shutterstock ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. For decades, there’s been an overwhelming scientific consensus on the ...

Move over "Dick and Jane." A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...

It’s agreed across the spectrum of education that, ideally, until third grade kids learn to read and, after that kids read to learn. A wealth of statistics show that children who are not reading ...

CLARIFICATION: The article was revised on April 24 to clarify that the Committee on Accreditation, by law, has the power to accredit programs. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing responds to ...