Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not all children learn to read in the same way, but schools tend to adopt a single approach to literacy. luckyvector/iStock via ...

Advanced phonics isn’t just for struggling readers — it’s the bridge to fluency and confidence for all students. By combining systematic instruction with engaging, multisensory strategies, teachers ...

A Rochester Memorial School teacher is bringing new energy and innovative phonics strategies to her classroom after attending a national education conference, thanks to a grant from the Old Rochester ...

Early literacy thrives when phonics instruction is hands-on, systematic, and engaging. From letter-sound fluency drills to interactive blends games, educators are finding creative ways to build ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Five years after the pandemic forced children into remote instruction, two-thirds of U.S. fourth graders still cannot read at grade level. Reading scores lag 2 percentage points ...