Many states have recently enacted laws or rules designed to ensure that teachers are well versed in evidence-based reading instruction. Here are some highlights. Requires districts to provide core ...

When we think about issues of social justice, many people think of voting rights, health care, hunger and food insecurity, racial injustice, and sexuality and gender equality. However, there is ...

A NEW report suggests a back-to-basics approach to teaching children reading and writing skills could be the most effective. A scientific study analysing phonics instruction in schools has shown ...

While non-directive theories sound appealing and appeal to any freedom-loving mind, observations and evidence accumulated over 50 years show that non-directive methods of teaching and learning do not ...

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Arguments about the best way to teach children to read can be intense – they’ve even been described as “the reading wars”. In England, as in many other countries, much of the debate has been over the ...

A scientific study analysing phonics instruction in schools has shown support for the method, which teaches students how letter combinations make different sounds. Students in Australian schools are ...