Arguments about the best way to teach children to read can be intense—they've even been described as "the reading wars." In England, as in many other countries, much of the debate has been over the ...
The government has announced an updated Teaching and Learning Model for all state schools, to be implemented from next year, which focuses on what’s known as “explicit teaching”, with students from ...
Regarding the March 12 editorial “Yes, U.S. children should be hooked on phonics”: I am a volunteer with Reading Partners, tutoring children at elementary schools in D.C. to bring them to grade-level ...
To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...
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