An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

Children better absorb information with a multi-sensory approach. Children better absorb information when we use a multi-sensory approach, like when we combine sight and sound. The first step toward ...

Watching a child learn to read feels magical. I remember the first time my son read a book all by himself. I watched in amazement as my kindergartner slowly made his way through an easy reader, ...

Lynbrook kindergarten teacher Juliana Rotman stood at the front of the class, held up cards with the letters that spelled the word “swift” and asked her students to follow along using only the sounds ...

With tens of thousands of middle-school students reading below grade level, New York City has turned to a popular phonics-based program to help those kids relearn the basics. Member station WNYC's ...

My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social ...

Inspired by a “student-centred” approach to learning — in line with the “constructivism” philosophy of education woven through her university course — she set about creating an aesthetically pleasing ...