“Progressives” at teachers’ colleges pushed a reading technique called “Balanced Literacy.” Instead of memorizing sounds and ...

Watch pre-schoolers play, and you’ll see something amazing. Joy isn’t a distraction from learning; it’s what powers it. A child who feels safe tries again after failing. A child who feels noticed ...

Get kids reading fluently. As much as you can. Have them read and write about books. That, more or less, is the key to ...

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Now, teachers and literacy groups are stepping in. Across Arkansas, schools are focused on reading and making sure students ...

Educators have worked for nearly a year to find a new literacy curriculum with vertical alignment throughout the grades and cohesion regarding reading, writing, phonics and comprehension.

States receiving federal literacy grants would have to follow the science of reading, under a bill the House education ...

When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time.

Congresswoman Erin Houchin is highlighting her ongoing work in Washington, introducing a wave of new legislation targeting ...