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

A new California law is pushing for phonics-based reading instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

Stanford has called it a “back-to-basics” approach, following several studies that found reading results were declining. For ...

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

Assembly Bill 1454 marks a turning point in California in a long-running debate over how to teach kids to read. For decades, ...

Basal-type programs, which structure their main reading comprehension lessons around a core anthology of short full-length ...

“New phonics data shows a significant boost in reading success right across the country. Our relentless focus on teaching the basics brilliantly is delivering. We followed the science, data and ...

Reading boosts cognitive development, improves academic performance, and strengthens social emotional learning skills.

Michigan has two new laws aimed at dyslexia, but districts already embracing the science of reading say it's key to success ...

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

I survived a deprived childhood. We had none of the things that my great-grandchildren have today. We did have two things that my great-grandchildren do not have. We had a daily newspaper with a great ...