Twenty-three-year-old Reed Goodwin, who just completed his first year of teaching at Rosedale Elementary in Parke County, sees firsthand the importance of phonics-based instruction in teaching ...

A majority of teacher-preparation programs now give aspiring educators opportunities to practice all essential components of reading instruction—but many still train educators in outdated or ...

A copy of one of the National Reading Panel's work products is shown in this June 17, 2026 photo. The influential report, now ...

This article was originally published in EdNC. North Carolina is one of several states that have passed legislation in recent years to align classroom reading instruction with the research on how ...

But an in-depth look at the science behind how language is developed reveals an interesting parallel between the science of reading and second language learning. In fact, the science of reading can ...

Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...

Corrected, May 23, 2024: An earlier version of this article erroneously presented synthetic phonics and the science of reading as synonymous terms. The headline and body copy have been updated to ...

A kindergarten student raises her hand during a reading lesson in Jennifer Lee’s class at Southwest Primary School in Hickory, N.C. Credit: Ariel Gilreath for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report ...

A dozen college students are saying the word "pat" and jotting down notes about the sounds being made. "Puh - AH - tt" Pay attention to the shapes your mouths make as you pronounce the word, instructs ...