An elementary student’s first foray into anatomy is often a catchy tune composed mainly of four words: “heads, shoulders, knees, and toes.” As they progress through the shortlist, children put their ...

Reading phonics and cursive writing make a return to the the teaching curriculum in a what’s-old-is-new-again development. The mind-bending potential of AI to impact education, for better or worse, ...

Rahm Emanuel is spot on in his op-ed, “The ‘Mississippi Marathon’ Is Teaching Kids to Read” (Jan. 22).I began school in 1960 and learned how to read through phonics. In the 1980s when I started my ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Educators and administrators do everything possible to prepare for the unexpected. From strengthening ...

First-grader Mary Greer shows her work during a phonics-based reading lesson at Hunt Valley Elementary School in Springfield, Virginia. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) The “reading wars” that ...

Jonathan Butcher is the Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, and the author of “Splintered: ...

This is the first UK trial of this programme and focuses on improving how schools teach children to read in Reception classes. The programme is an educational trial funded by the Education Endowment ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.

The Allan Labor Government is ensuring Victorian students remain the best performers in the country by delivering mandatory phonics in all Victorian classrooms. Minister for Education Ben Carroll ...

How best to teach kids to read is a worldwide conversation – underscored recently in Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong, by award-winning American Public Media investigative ...