More than a dozen states have enacted laws banning public school educators from teaching youngsters to read using an approach that’s been popular for decades. The method, known as “three-cueing,” ...

Good news: none of today’s Quordle words include Q, Z, X, or J. That eliminates a lot of outlier guesses and keeps the grid ...

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South Carolina schools are going all in on the "science of reading," an approach to teaching reading that's largely focused ...

The other primary approach emphasizes sight reading, in which students memorize whole words and piece together meaning through context. Nearly 40 states have required phonics-based reading ...

There is one vowel in today's Wordle answer ... in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don't contain Z, J and Q.

Phonics often directs children to identify short vowel sounds in word lists, rather than encounter them in colorful stories. Evidence shows that exposing children to fun, interesting literature ...

When tackling questions on vowel sounds (no more abcdef) candidates must be sure whether the given sound and the one they are looking for are either pure vowels or diphthongs, or whether short ...

A professional dating coach had a simple message for all the short men out there. It can be tough to date, at least online, if you're on the shorter side. There's a reason why dating apps ask you ...

In short, synthetic phonics means children learn the sounds of letters and of combinations of letters and use them to decode words. A seven-year study based on schools in Clackmannanshire, carried out ...

Take texting, for example. It can be both a disaster and a lifesaver. One-word texts take that to another level, no matter why people send them. When we aren't careful, it can create emotional ...