Nancy Ichinaga, the principal of an elementary school in the Los Angeles area that uses a phonics-based reading program, told me, "It's like learning a code; we like learning a secret code.

Darien school officials will go to Board of Education and recommend which K-3 literacy program the district should use to align with Right to Read legislation.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

The district, committed to aligning instruction with the science of reading, adopted the program in the 2023–2024 school year to enhance phonics instruction and improve reading proficiency among ...