By focusing on phonics, the state’s public schools rocketed from 49th place in the nation to ninth.

Despite decades of research about how children learn to read, far too many schools across the country still rely on debunked methods and curriculum that fail students year after year. The most ...

Ten-month-old baby girl Brianna de Leon loves books. She is playing in her living room with her mother in Compton. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Recently, a friend gave me a hand-me-down kit ...

Re “California must finally teach reading the right way” (April 1): We say, “Thank you.” Our region needs diverse voices, parents, educators, students and professionals who work daily with struggling ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

Literacy Services of Wisconsin helps adults who want to get their high school diploma or strengthen their reading skills to ...

Educators face urgent questions around misinformation, academic integrity, and critical thinking around AI. Visual literacy ...

What should an elementary reading block look like? For such a common part of the school day, it’s surprising to find that there’s no one right answer. More than 40 states have passed legislation ...

The National Council on Teacher Quality gave poor ratings to three of Maine’s public universities at a time when reading test scores have been falling.

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...