In fact, some of the most common English words are nonphonetic. For example, the words to and do do not rhyme with so or go.

😔 Whole word blues: Lisa R., who was a CPS student in the '60s, says phonics wasn't in her curriculum. "I learned to read by whole word and memorization and as a result, my pronunciation and ...

"More than half of Massachusetts third-grade students are not proficient readers. Stop and take that in," write two education ...

Despite decades of debate on reading methods, many US students, especially Black children, struggle to read at grade level.

People with more knowledge tend to be better readers. That’s not proof that increasing knowledge improves reading. It could ...

Reading fluency — the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression — remains a critical yet ...

Rudolf Flesch’s 1955 book Why Johnny Can’t Read advocated for phonics-based instruction ... which encourages students to guess unknown words based on pictures, context, and first letters, rather than ...

Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough Education Foundation, and community nonprofits funded by the Children's ...

A mandatory reading ability test for Victoria’s prep and year 1 pupils that faced criticism over its suitability is being ...