Imagine a cross-country road trip using outdated maps. What are the chances you’ll take the best routes or even get to your destination? This is what’s happening in California classrooms. Teachers ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

As educators across Oklahoma look for ways to close literacy gaps, the Reading League Oklahoma is helping teachers gain the ...

Massachusetts ranks among the worst states in the nation for preparing aspiring teachers how to teach children to read in scientifically proven ways, a report released Tuesday by the National Council ...

NEW YORK - New York City Public Schools are embarking on a dramatic shift on how they teach reading, seeking to rectify a literary crisis. Half of students in grades 3-8 fail reading tests, and ...

Only about one-third of elementary school students in the U.S. are reading at grade level, according to the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress. In response, many schools are rethinking ...

Angie Hackman teaches chemistry at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego, where all teachers are required to integrate literacy instruction into their classes. Credit: Image provided by ...

I prefer restaurants that specialize and perfect a certain type of cuisine. I don’t want my barbecue restaurant to offer ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

Amid a deepening national literacy crisis, awareness is growing that far too many California children do not know how to read. The problem is not that our children can’t learn, experts say, but that ...

New York has lost ground in reading performance. The governor is proposing changes to literacy education to address that. By Grace Ashford Reporting from Watervliet, N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed on ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Caddo Parish is drawing a line in the sand -- this school year, what students know may matter more than ...