Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Readers applaud the return of phonics, but teaching reading shouldn’t stop there

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...
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 ...
The New York Times

In Memphis, the Phonics Movement Comes to High School

Literacy lessons are embedded in every academic class. Even in biology. By Sarah Mervosh MEMPHIS — For much of his life, Roderick, a high school junior, did not enjoy reading. As a boy, he trudged ...
BBC

'Clear guidance' call on teaching reading in class

Parents in Wales "should be up in arms" about standards in teaching young children to read in schools, according to an education specialist. Welsh 15-year-olds scored lower in tests than pupils in ...
The Hechinger Report

What parents need to know about the research on how kids learn to read

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A student in a ...