First grader Aizlynn Castillo works on an assignment in Diana Oviedo-Holguin’s English-learner class at Heritage Elementary ...

After decades of stagnating reading performance, American literacy levels have begun to drop, according to the National ...

"So many people have noticed this change but didn’t quite know how to describe it until now," Vivian Peterson told Newsweek.

The phonics screening check is so closely correlated with month of birth that it can be argued that it is a test of age rather than decoding.

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing ...

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

Supporters of the bill hope it will improve literacy instruction and outcomes while opponents worry that it is overly prescriptive and will limit the methods teachers have available to teach students.

The government has made some bold claims for its school reading policies—including that early results have been ...

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

Anyone who has ever studied a foreign language knows that translator apps, while helpful, aren’t always reliable. It’s easy to tell when text has been fed through an online translator because certain ...

If you're among the people confused by young folks who laugh at the punchline 6-7 or use "mogging" as a compliment, we have two bits of good news for you. First, your confusion is kind of the point ‒ ...