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

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A new curriculum teaches young children how to break down words by their sounds and then put them back together.

But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political. "Progressives" at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique called "Balanced Literacy." Instead of memorizing sounds ...

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

In January, I attended my first opera, Strauss’s Daphne at McCaw Hall. The experience was everything I wished it to be, ...

Kindergarten teachers at East Oakview took part in a “learning lab” to observe how their colleagues teach new phonics lessons.

While lawmakers were united on advancing legislation supportive of phonics, another bill that would prohibit "sexually oriented materials" drew debate.

Children who struggle with spelling may not need more memorization — they may need a deeper understanding of how words work.

It's not much of a change from the name everyone knows him as, but Jay-Z has debuted his new name on his various platforms ...

The "Mississippi Miracle" has been cited by governors, researchers, and education policy wonks across the country. North Carolina may be next, Andrew Dunn says.

I’m sitting at the dining room table doing my Spanish homework while my mother sits across from me, tackling a daunting task: studying for her bat mitzvah. This scene is part of our weekly routine in ...