But as the science of reading movement has spread, researchers and advocates have taken aim at this method—and more generally, the idea of using “sight word” lists as an instructional tool.

California is legislating reading instruction to emphasize phonics as a foundational skill. Educators discuss the best ways to teach literacy in the state.

A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise in American schools. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...

As California pushes schools to adopt research-based approaches to teaching children how to read, often called the “science of reading,” some teachers and advocates for English learners have expressed ...

Literacy experts explained 'the science of reading' isn't just one program or curriculum, but an entire body of research on how to teach reading.

There are many theories about the best way to teach reading: science of reading, whole language, balanced literacy. So what works best?

The general philosophy of the science of reading is that "teaching strategies should align with a wide body of cognitive research on how young children learn to read," per the Times report.

A new way of teaching reading, already in wide use in the U.S., is challenging the "look-say" method that took over the field beginning 40 years ago. Look-say, best known through the ...

The science of reading is especially crucial for struggling readers, but school curricula and programs that train teachers have been slow to embrace it.

Blending digital and edtech supports in the science of reading can yield positive and lasting results on students’ academic gains.

Unlike “the science of reading,” the research that the council draws on, qualitative studies of classroom learning challenge systematic or sequenced teaching of phonics and show, for example ...

Larissa Phillips is recruiting volunteers to teach phonics to adult reading learners at the Greenville library in Greene County. She will train the volunteers, starting in January.