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.

Roughly 85% of English spelling follows one of multiple recognizable phonics patterns. The remaining 15% of written English words simply have to be memorized or discerned from context.

4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus ...

Many elementary school classrooms incorporate touch and movement into reading lessons. But research on the practice is ...

On July 1, the unpopular Reading Instruction Competence Assessment will be replaced with a performance assessment to ensure teachers are prepared to teach students to read.

GrapeSEED delivers a research-backed, oral-based English curriculum for young multilingual learners. Emphasizing natural language acquisition, it supports educators with dynamic lessons, tech tools, ...

The CSU, which trains the majority of the state’s teachers, has dismissed the report’s methodology and findings.

Pleasant Grove Independent School District's Board of Trustees held a regular board meeting on Thursday afternoon.

After a term, she was still unsure of her letter sounds and how to blend sounds together to make words - the very early and necessary skills for literacy. One year later, Lola loves reading and ...

Teacher candidates who were allowed to earn a preliminary credential without passing the RICA during the Covid-19 pandemic; teachers with single-subject credentials, who want to earn a ...