Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.

The students in Emily Hoard’s first-grade class trace letters in their sand trays, then break down the sounds the letters ...

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

The course, developed by Brooklyn College professor Katie Pace Miles, walks teachers through the theory behind phonics and ...

Mississippi is a state burdened by deep poverty, tightfisted public spending, and a punishing legacy of segregation. It ...

When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive ...

New data shows achievement gaps in education for some Charleston County School District classrooms are shrinking thanks to ...

A Grade 4 study in Makhanda mirrors the national pattern, with isiXhosa-medium learners far behind peers learning in English.

This year, a lot of my reporting focused on the dismantling of federally funded education research and statistics inside the Department of Education. (If you want the full post-mortem, you can read my ...

Parents and grandparents eagerly waited in the entrance at Liberty Arts Magnet School on Tuesday morning to spend the lunch hour sharing a meal and a book with their children.

There’s been a steady decline in Americans who read for pleasure over the past few decades, according to a recent study by ...