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.

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

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

The UFLI reading curriculum is already used in McLean County school districts, including District 87 and Heyworth.

Victoria has just announced all government schools will be required to use phonics to teach reading from next year. This brings it in line with approaches in New South Wales, Queensland and South ...

NJ is expanding phonics-based instruction and early literacy screening as officials work to address reading proficiency gaps ...

Regarding the March 12 editorial “Yes, U.S. children should be hooked on phonics”: I am a volunteer with Reading Partners, tutoring children at elementary schools in D.C. to bring them to grade-level ...

A new scientific study that aims to end the so-called reading wars has found that phonics is an essential foundation in the early stages of learning to read, but it is only part of the approach. The ...

New research has shown that learning to read by sounding out words (a teaching method known as phonics) has a dramatic impact on the accuracy of reading aloud and comprehension. There has been intense ...

A new phonics program at Bradley Elementary School has resulted in 80% of students reading above grade level. The program from the University of Florida Literacy Institute focuses on decoding skills ...

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