The idea that the “science” in reading instruction only supports phonics instruction has been “hard to dislodge,” said Maria ...

US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy ...

Potter-Thomas School Principal Nichole Polk was once bullied for her stutter. Now, she wants to create a safe haven for ...

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas pulled a bill on early literacy instruction and asked proponents and adversaries to reach a ...

More than half of third-graders did not meet the state’s bar for reading proficiency last spring, while fourth- and ...

Assembly Bill 1121 by Assembly member Blanca Rubio, D-West Covina, which would require public schools to use phonics-based reading curriculum rather than a whole-language system. The former helps ...

We look forward to the day when these dismal reading proficiency scores are viewed as a scandal rather than encouraging news.

The district has struggled to bridge equity gaps in literacy over the last several years, with a 2022 data analysis by The ...

Russell Lehmann wasn’t diagnosed with autism until fifth grade, but he says the signs were there earlier. He remembers crying when he had to leave his mom’s side to go to school and struggling ...

Russell Lehmann says he was "conditioned to be ashamed" as he grew up with OCD, undiagnosed autism and phobias. Today, he's an author, public speaker and educator.

The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a phonics-based style of reading ...