These strategies help connect movements to phonics instruction, giving kids another way to absorb the crucial information.

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. When Esti Iturralde’s daughter Winnie was in first grade, the girl struggled with learning to read. Like most parents, Iturralde blamed ...

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

Cambridge, Mass.-based Riverdeep Inc. has announced the release of new educational software for kids — Reader Rabbit Learn to Read with Phonics 1st & 2nd Grade. The company is promoting the release as ...

A third-grader works through a phonics lesson in Washington, Ill. A third-grader works through a phonics lesson in Washington, Ill.Matt Dayhoff—USA TODAY Network/Reuters Editor at Large As a teacher ...

A simple, straightforward interface makes these two programs easy for kids to master on their own while delivering fun, educational activities. Friendly animals peer out of five portholes in a boat in ...

Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased. By Dana Goldstein For decades, ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

Since the school district implemented a new phonics program in Bradley Elementary School, 80% of the kids are now reading ...