Nearly 60% of third-graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students ...

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Phonics vs. whole-language The science of ... He championed a screening test for dyslexia, which will be given to all kindergarten-through-second-graders starting this fall; approved funding ...

A new bill, AB 1121, would require all schools to use a method based on the so-called “science of reading,” which emphasizes ...

Prioritizing phonics gives short shrift to those other ... He championed a screening test for dyslexia, which will be given to all kindergarten-through-second-graders starting this fall; approved ...

Fresno Unified is working to improve student literacy. Learn how the Waterford program is boosting scores for first graders.

Early literacy forms the foundation on which a child’s academic and life success is built. Extensive research shows that ...

Montessori education focuses on developing confident, compassionate people. Country Montessori School is dedicated to ...

Senate Bill 25-200, which would require school districts to develop a process for identifying elementary school students with dyslexia or implement a universal dyslexia screener, cleared its first ...

The Trump administration is working to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The two largest funding sources it ...