A new curriculum teaches young children how to break down words by their sounds and then put them back together.

The instructional coach revamped how young kids pull apart and put together letter sounds to form words. Her program is now being piloted in six Maine school districts.

Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.

Since the school district implemented a new phonics program in Bradley Elementary School, 80% of the kids are now reading ...

The data suggest the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption, but that broader societal shifts might be at play.

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