America’s kids aren’t learning how to read, a skill which forms the building blocks of nearly every other subject or discipline and a lifelong capacity for acquiring knowledge. That’s why it’s ...
Score one huge win for Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams: The city Department of Education is at long last insisting that schools use phonics and other proven strategies to teach kids to ...
At a minimum, schools should teach children to read. But for years California’s elementary schools have been failing many of them. The results are so obvious even those who struggle to read can see ...
A Black educator is making learning to read as easy as counting to three for Black students in America. Rosa Higgs, a Black educator with more than 50 years of experience, created the Phonics workbook ...
Re: “Far too many California children can’t read” (Page A7, June 17). Denise Amos says that California districts encourage students to memorize words, and believes they should instead be using phonics ...
Past reforms led to early reading gains but without any long-lasting advantage to students.
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At a minimum, schools should teach children to read. But for years California’s elementary schools have been failing ...