Los Angeles Times

Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

Signs of dyslexia and reading troubles can be spotted in kindergarten — or even preschool

California schools will begin screening kindergartners and first- and second- graders for dyslexia to combat the state's low ...
wsbt

Operation Education: One of the ways schools are unlocking the reading code for kids

EDWARDSBURG, Mich. (WSBT) — Edwardsburg Community Schools is using grant money to purchase what it calls the "Lamborghini of decodable books" for its youngest students. Many school districts use ...
AOL

Could phonics solve California's reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus on ...