English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved Assembly Bill 1454, which provides elementary school teachers with training in ...

Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand ...

Research indicates that repetition and distributed practice are effective methods for strengthening memory and enhancing ...

As students head back to school across New York State, classrooms are also going back to basics. Following a 2024 decision from the Board of Regents, later written into the state budget, districts are ...

No matter what I read, I know that were it not for Mrs. Longmire, I’d never have loved or hated reading. It’s a skill that all people should develop and hold dear, for it informs and makes us smarter.

Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds ...

By providing strategies that combine letter sounds with motions, teachers help students learn to decode words in the ways ...

On October 9, 2025, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, @ban_nanna_ shared a heartwarming video of children learning to read. The video shows a classroom of young students reciting the syllabary, led by one ...

Bilingual children gain more than a second language. New research shows that speaking two languages strengthens memory, ...

Kimi’s dad, Nicolas Pu, who works as a landscaper, tells TODAY.com in Spanish (translated into English by Kimi) that his shaky English skills have placed him in tenuous public interactions. Growing up ...

Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports language processing if ...