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

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

First grade teacher Ashley Styles was chosen Bronson Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, an accomplishment made possible ...

Lynsey Dowell is in her third year as a teaching assistant at Rio Grande Elementary. She’s also taking steps to become an elementary classroom teacher. Dowell is part of an inaugural teacher ...

Can a toddler really read? A researcher-dad breaks down how the science of reading made him a believer after trying simple, ...

First HISD took the libraries. Now teachers say the district's curriculum leaves no room for storybooks and some are secretly reading to students anyway.

Here’s what I found: While there has not exactly been a region-wide “Southern surge,” there have been some notable Southern ...

A reception class has been making bread and enjoying dough discos as they learn about harvest as well as keep active.

When students at Moline Elementary gather for reading lessons, their teachers now use strategies that go beyond memorization — helping children connect sounds, letters, and meaning. It’s part of a ...

The Crisafulli Government is delivering on a key election commitment to free teachers to spend more time teaching and less time on paperwork. A ...