The law comes on the heels of a host of other literacy initiatives, including mandatory dyslexia screening and universal ...

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

Some advocates and parents are worried the state's new literacy laws won't be enough to move districts not already embracing ...

A miracle defies the laws of nature. This is why "the Mississippi Miracle," the sobriquet for the extraordinary gains that students in the Gulf state have made in reading in recent years, is a ...

In a new book, researcher Timothy Shanahan argues that giving students easy texts is holding back US reading achievement ...

When students at Moline Elementary gather for reading lessons, their teachers now use strategies that go beyond memorization — helping children connect sounds, letters, and meaning. It’s part of a ...

North Carolina is one of several states that have passed legislation in recent years to align classroom reading instruction ...

Michigan has two new laws aimed at dyslexia, but districts already embracing the science of reading say it's key to success ...

First HISD took the libraries. Now teachers say the district's curriculum leaves no room for storybooks and some are secretly reading to students anyway.

Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as much complexity as in the past." ...