California law pushes phonics-based reading instruction for elementary and middle school students

The law provides training for school principals and reading specialists in the “science of reading," a method focused on ...
LAist

Expect more phonics lessons in California schools under law Newsom signed

While not mandatory, the law provides support for phonics — focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding words out — to ...
Wall Street Journal

California Learns From Mississippi on Phonics

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. Photo: I-Images/Zuma Press There are few things people on both sides of the political aisle agree ...
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Jolly LLB 3 Box Office Collection: Akshay Kumar-Starrer Earns Rs 53.5 Crore In Opening Weekend

Jolly LLB 3, the courtroom drama starring Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi, has had an impressive start at the box office, collecting over Rs 50 crore in its first three days. The film earned Rs 12.5 ...
Mint

Jolly LLB 3' first reviews: Viewers call Akshay Kumar-Arshad Warsi film ‘a complete package of humour and substance'

Jolly LLB 3 released today and has drawn an encouraging response from early viewers. Starring Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla, Amrita Rao, Huma Qureshi and Gajraj Rao, the film had made ...
BBC

More school-starters missing key skills, teachers say

Schools are "picking up the pieces" as more children start reception without key skills such as speaking in full sentences or using the toilet independently, teaching unions have told the BBC. A third ...
Sun Sentinel

David Jolly launches campaign for Florida governor. Focus is on affordability, broadening Democratic base.

David Jolly is running for governor of Florida, promising a campaign that will reach all corners of the state and seek votes from people who don’t traditionally support Democrats. The central theme of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Yahoo

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

Kindergarten students Gabby Kim, left, and Ellie Such answer questions on a literacy lesson during Julie Celestial's kindergarten class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Long Beach. For the record: 4 ...
The Nation Newspaper

LASUBEB, UBEC trains 1,250 teachers in jolly phonics

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has commenced a Jolly Phonics training for 1,250 early grade teachers ...