Teaching reading has always been a subject of debate, a debate that involves a balancing act of multiple factors. Currently, the “reading wars” are best embodied by debates that are centered on the ...

While reform around reading instruction continues to gain momentum, about a third of teachers are using “discredited” methods ...

Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...

Educators need coaching, modeling, and opportunities to consistently apply structured literacy practices in daily instruction ...

Kindergarten students Gabby Kim, left, and Ellie Such answer questions on a literacy lesson during Julie Celestial's kindergarten class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Long Beach. For the ...

Despite expectations that students master basic reading skills by third grade, many continue to struggle with reading into upper elementary school and beyond. A new study commissioned by the Advanced ...

What mystifies many parents is where and why the reading process breaks down. Although, problems may occur in any area, decoding, comprehension, or retention, the root of most reading problems, in the ...

A student reading at Stege Elementary School in Richmond. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters An Assembly bill introduced this week would require all California schools to teach students to read ...

Reading and listening are low-bandwidth ways to move information. Could technology restore higher ways of knowing?