Nicholas D. Kristof: Two-thirds of kids struggle to read, and we know how to fix it Phonics is basic to reading, and it’s also not enough.

Alphabets make up the core of preschool learning. The alphabet is the first thing a child needs to learn before anything ...

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

Inside the national effort to spread the science of reading and improve U.S. reading proficiency rates through phonics-based instruction.

After childhood, people develop huge differences in reading ability, and the "science of reading" has little bearing on that. How do we narrow those gaps?

What should we be doing? Reading research has demonstrated — for several decades — that early reading instruction needs to include systematic phonics.

Checking in on NYC's new phonics-based reading curriculum NEW YORK - By their own admission, the New York City Public School system has failed its students.

Decodable books are a type of reading material that allows young or struggling readers to hone their phonics skills by exposing them to a selection of letter-sound correspondences that they’ve ...

Phonics Songs plus is based on a first-grade study using only songs and chanting that showed significant improvement in reading and attitude over traditional phonics.

Textbook makers are adding more phonics, and schools have dumped some popular programs that lacked that approach. What is the science of reading?

Every grade 1 student at a state school next year will have their reading ability tested through a new phonics screening check that uses real and fake words.