While not mandatory, the law provides support for phonics — focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding words out — to ...

Jolly Phonics, the world-renowned English literacy programme by Jolly Learning (UK), is set to strengthen its footprint in ...

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing ...

The phonics screening check is so closely correlated with month of birth that it can be argued that it is a test of age rather than decoding.

A new California law is pushing for phonics-based reading instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

Children in early primary school, including in disadvantaged areas, and their families are fortunate that renewed emphasis on evidenced-based methods of teaching the basics – phonics and direct ...

Can a toddler really read? A researcher-dad breaks down how the science of reading made him a believer after trying simple, ...

"Due to an inconsistent short-term memory, Devon has difficulty with phonics, which is a necessary skill to develop reading ...

"So many people have noticed this change but didn’t quite know how to describe it until now," Vivian Peterson told Newsweek.

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 ...

You write that “California Learns From Mississippi” (Review & Outlook, Sept. 27) on phonics, but I fear you give too much credit to Golden State legislators. Assembly Bill 2222, proposed in 2024, ...