Who would have thought that in 1990 a scholarly case would have to be made for using a strong phonics-first method to teach reading? That phonics is markedly, happily better than other approaches has ...

Baltimore school administrators recommended last night that the school board buy a strong phonics-based textbook series for beginning readers, rejecting the advice of a 35-member committee that ...

Over the past couple years, the education world has seen a renewed push for phonics instruction, often called “the science of reading.” But how science-based is the science of reading movement? Will ...

The Brooklyn Public Library on Friday received a $200,000 grant from the Heckscher Foundation for Children and $180,000 from ...

Despite a three-year rise in reading test scores, Baltimore school administrators say they are considering a change in the way reading is taught and will begin selecting new reading textbooks in the ...

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) welcomed Assembly Member Robert Carroll (D/WF-Brooklyn) on Nov. 12 for story time with 1st ...

How can we tell kids literacy is a crucial life skill while taking away books by authors who look like they do, books that can make them feel like they belong? Credit: Getty Images. Engaging with ...

New York City is stressing phonics in its newly announced revision of its reading curriculum, calling it a “historic day” for the city. Chancellor David Banks, head of the city’s Department of ...