Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

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Teachers can help students develop phonemic awareness with these playful activities that engage multiple sensory pathways.