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 ...

A couple of months back, my Harvard class on educational assessment met virtually with Sondra Mims and Comer Yates, CAO and CEO of the Atlanta Speech School, who asked the class to make a few educated ...

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 ...

As a former English teacher with a background in literacy education, I’ve seen how imperative it is that kids have a solid reading foundation. At the same time, as a mom to three young kids, I feel ...

The largest school system in the country enters its second year of an ambitious, multi-year journey to overhaul how it teaches children how to read this fall. Across New York City, schools have ...

The general assumption in our culture is that children must be taught to read. Vast amounts of research go into trying to figure out the scientifically best way to do this. In the education stacks of ...

In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...