A pair of Montreal-based educators is aiming to change how children learn to read, with a new phonics-driven program that ...

From magnetic letters to decoding games, phonics is transforming how young learners connect sounds to print. Evidence-based programs like UFLI Foundations give kids the tools to read with confidence.

Phonics and phonemic awareness are the foundation of strong reading skills, helping children connect sounds to letters and decode words with confidence. Evidence-based programs like UFLI show that ...

This year marks the UK's National Year of Reading, which aims to rebuild good reading habits and enjoyment as child and ...

The tide has turned on reading instruction. Nearly all states have passed “science of reading” laws, and most researchers and educators now agree students need to learn letters and sounds explicitly ...

That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it’s also because reading instruction became lazy and political ...

One of the most influential names in the “science of reading” movement has issued a surprising warning: After years of neglecting to systematically teach students foundational reading skills, he says, ...

Re: “Venezuela left to grapple with wreckage Maduro leaves behind” (Page A4, Jan. 4). The story about Venezuela’s recent history describes how the Maduro administration arrested people in opposition ...

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Writing in The Conversation, Professor Dominic Wyse (UCL Institute of Education) argues that narrow synthetic phonics are not effective for teaching struggling young readers. Since 2012, England has ...

The British Council has released LearnEnglish Kids: Phonics Stories - an interactive phonics-based story app for iPad. LearnEnglish Kids: Phonics Stories is based on the UK phonics curriculum, ...

First-grader Mary Greer shows her work during a phonics-based reading lesson at Hunt Valley Elementary School in Springfield, Virginia. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) The “reading wars” that ...