Seventy-one years ago, I walked into my Chapman School fourth-grade classroom and met the most consequential teacher I would ever have, Mrs. Ganno. She soon realized I was a struggling reader and ...

As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...

Monthly Themed Book Bags: Discover something new each month. Each bag includes a hand-picked book (chapter book for a child), a short note about the month’s theme, and a small surprise gift. Return ...

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

One criticism of the science of reading is that phonics can be boring. Gee Macrory, a British scholar, says that decodable ...

Education programs at some of Ohio’s largest colleges and universities have not complied with a new state requirement to only ...

Restoring literacy demands we treat reading as more than a skill, but as a gateway to wisdom and understanding.

When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive development, and dignity.

The sounding-out of the word requires children to guess what that word might be – and might mean – based on their knowledge ...

For more than a century, parents and teachers have been engaged in “reading wars” between those who favor phonics (teaching ...