It’s the most basic hurdle in reading, and the strategies a teacher gives can make the difference in a student’s literacy ...

The idea that the “science” in reading instruction only supports phonics instruction has been “hard to dislodge,” said Maria ...

US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy ...

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist and a mother of a child in San Diego public schools, I’ve seen California’s early literacy crisis firsthand. Many of the kids I serve have phonological ...

He stopped cold in his book, his finger lingering under the word ... the series of sounds that make up a word — also known as phonics and phonemics — is the key to helping them decode words ...

GRAPHIC: Some may find the video disturbing. A SWAT officer shot Darnell Jones, the man accused of killing his daughter Kei'Mani Latigue, on March 25, 2025.

In 2022, after a decade of editing the Book Review, Paul joined “Opinion,” where she quickly gained a reputation as a liberal contrarian determined to court the rage of the online left.

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