In the dynamic realm of education... The art and science of teaching reading have been subject to continual debate and evolution. Educators find themselves at the forefront of this discourse, ...

Simple words like "the" and "of" are everywhere, but don't follow regular phonics patterns. How should teachers approach them?

Find out why teaching English spelling explicitly is essential for literacy and why shortchanging spelling instruction is ...

The results are “dramatic,” said Devin Kearns, a professor in early literacy at North Carolina State University, who was not involved with the study. Gains from UFLI are equivalent to 8 months of ...

Elementary schools across the state are about to get a large wave of new students — the teachers themselves. More than 15,000 ...

Literacy rates are tumbling as kids' attention spans dwindle. Families are scraping together funds to move schools or get tutors, driving a societal divide.

We have to do better, for kids’ sake, and can’t give up.” Science of reading refers to research-based teaching strategies that reflect how the brain learns how to read. While it includes phonics-based ...

Lemke said she also teaches multiple courses at UNO that are grounded in the science of reading. In “Teaching and Assessing Reading in Elementary Schools," college students use evidence-based ...

Kurt Karakul is president emeritus, Third Federal Foundation and board member, The Literacy Cooperative; Nancy Mendez is ...