As a former English teacher with a background in literacy education, I’ve seen how imperative it is that kids have a solid reading foundation. At the same time, as a mom to three young kids, I feel ...

Early literacy skills like phonics and sight word recognition don’t have to be taught through drills alone—games, interactive activities, and playful repetition can make learning stick. From printable ...

A few years ago, Rock Rest Elementary school went all in on phonics. The K-5 school outside of Charlotte, N.C., had been spurred to action by the “science of reading” movement. Teachers and ...

Five years after the pandemic forced children into remote instruction, two-thirds of U.S. fourth graders still cannot read at grade level. Reading scores lag 2 percentage points below 2022 levels and ...

What is the difference between sight words vs. high-frequency words? Find out what they are, why they matter, and how to ...