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

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

Phonics theory takes exactly the opposite position: the proper analogy for learning to read is learning music notation, or Morse code, or Braille, in which mastery of a set of symbols comes first.

Act 20 approved $50 million to be spent to help school districts statewide launch or increase “science of reading’ efforts.

On one side are the proponents of the "science of reading" movement, a phonics- and cognitive-based instructional method. The opposing side champions "balanced literacy," emphasizing word ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

which is designed to teach children how to read. The brand’s approach is grounded in phonics—an approach that connects sounds ...

Despite the curriculum’s aim “to prepare students for any reading and writing task they will face and to turn kids into ...