Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

In the latest salvo in Wisconsin's ongoing reading wars, a new coalition of educators, researchers, parents and advocates is calling for a fundamental change in the way the state's children are taught ...

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How explicit is the term “explicit”? And how explicit does a description of the woes in reading ability for Wisconsin students need to be before there is a fresh, broad wave of effort to improve ...

MONTICELLO, Ky. — Enchanted. Feats. Persuaded. Tame. Sorrowful. Determined. Barely three weeks into the school year, veteran educator Kristen Phillips had already taught her Bell Elementary second ...

Jefferson County Public Schools will revisit how it teaches students to read and by next year will roll out a new reading curriculum required for all district elementary schools, according to ...

As a superintendent with years of experience in Texas public schools, I have seen firsthand the critical role of literacy in shaping our students’ futures. When a student has a deep-rooted ...

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When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction -- a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and ...

In her opinion essay, Heidi Anne E. Mesmer proclaims that explicit instruction in phonics is not enough: Children must be taught print concepts, phonemic awareness, morphology, and fluency (“Phonics ...

This look at explicit phonics instruction is not intended to suggest that all we need is phonics for all students to be successful readers. Learning to read is a complex process but research provides ...