“We are now adopting the Bluebonnet phonics component. So the reading is split into skills and knowledge. Skills is the ...

The period spanning Kindergarten through Grade 3 is the most critical for instruction in the language arts. During that time students acquire the foundational skills needed for later academic, social, ...

To complete foundational skills instruction, we need systematic instruction in morphology through the 5th grade and beyond. The last foundational skill, fluency , closes the deal.

1. Teaching phonics is great and absolutely necessary, but beware of non-phonetic words such as those spelled with “ough” (tough, bough, ought, through, though).

Since last fall, Brittany McGuire and Jackie Benson have written 35 books that teach phonics through comics. “We have a similar work style and work ethic,” McGuire said. “And it's hard to ...

Checking in on NYC's new phonics-based reading curriculum 03:06. NEW YORK - By their own admission, the New York City Public School system has failed its students.. Literacy is at the core of ...

The state's worst performing schools improved after 'science of reading' reforms, using phonics, were paired with ongoing support, analysis and parent buy-in.