A total of 38 states have passed laws or policies about changing reading instruction, hoping to shape it in line with a collective body of knowledge and practice about how students learn to read. For ...

With dozens of states mandating changes to how reading is taught, requiring schools to use evidence-based methods, many teachers have asked the same question: Why didn’t I learn any of this in my ...

November 6, 2025 - A new law aims to get more teachers instructing kids in how to sound out words to be able to access the joy of reading. At a time of rising interest nationwide in phonics-focused ...

On a summer weekday morning, a group of fourth grade teachers sitting around a table at Tallmadge Elementary School opened their two-inch thick, spiral-bound textbooks to an anatomical image of a ...

Governor Kim Reynolds sat in the back row as ADM teacher Erin Koelker led her first graders through reading exercises. Governor Kim Reynolds says a focus on what’s called “the science of reading” will ...

Only about half of the DeKalb County teachers who signed up for a rigorous training on how to teach reading have completed the training, district officials told the school board this week. ExploreMore ...

But an in-depth look at the science behind how language is developed reveals an interesting parallel between the science of reading and second language learning. In fact, the science of reading can ...

Inside a classroom in St. Charles Parish, a group of first graders sit around their teacher as she points to an easel with a large piece of paper titled “READING.” Under it, six steps lay out how to ...

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 ...

Educators around the country have embraced the “science of reading” in their classrooms, but that doesn’t mean there’s a truce in the reading wars. In fact, controversies are emerging about an ...

This article first appeared in the Solutions newsletter. Click here to learn more about the newsletter and sign up. The Ferguson-Florissant School District had a literacy problem—that much was clear ...

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 ...