Anna Maxwell Martin and 22 parent organisations and campaigners were delivering an open letter to the Education Secretary.

Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are ...

The animal kingdom is rich with diversity, and many creatures have names starting with the letter "W." From the icy waters of the Arctic to the dense forests of Australia, these animals showcase the ...

In August 1974, when the Sterrewacht in Leiden moved from the buildings which it had occupied since 1861, its archives moved with it. During the time of the removal Professor van de Hulst received a ...

Jeffrey McQuillan claims that encouraging phonics instruction will be a “train wreck” in California (Letters, Oct. 3). Yet his main piece of evidence, a 2020 analysis, is wanting. Aside from some ...

‘When you draw, you find out what the world looks like to you,” wrote the late Lynn M. Imperatore. Imperatore’s statement, meticulously hand-lettered, like all of the text on the page, is prominent ...

I discuss tried-and-true favorites like KidsTV123 (Phonics Song 2, new version), the Better Alphabet song with Jack Hartmann and Katie Garner, Peachie Speechie for articulation, and Geraldine the ...

Discover the curious history behind this wacky and wonderful letter of the alphabet Back when you first learned the alphabet, you probably didn’t realize that one of those letters was not like the ...

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 ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

Kudos to Education Superintendent Cade Brumley. The recent articles reporting how our great state is departing from current national education practices and returning to "building block" approaches in ...