Teachers unions oppose the reintroduction of phonics in reading education, despite evidence of its effectiveness compared to ...

The extent of the illiteracy epidemic in Michigan and elsewhere demands more than simply switching curriculum materials in ...

Instead of teaching phonics sequentially, teachers might discuss letter-sound relationships as they come up. Critics say balanced-literacy instruction often relies on discredited strategies that ...

The view in the education world is that politicians have never before tried to dictate specific teaching methods to this extent. Phonics forces are agitating for similar laws in other states ...

While the intent behind three-cueing was to offer students strategies ... taught with phonics instruction. As we learn more about how the brain works and how our kids learn, teaching practices ...

including phonics, to demanding that they do so. This would depart from the state policy of giving school districts discretion to choose curriculums and teaching methods that meet state academic ...

Reading experts believe that while some children learn to read adequately regardless of the method of teaching, many need explicit and systematic phonics instruction. These struggling readers ...