Despite the absence of updated analysis of federal data on kindergarten expectations, teachers say that standards have continued on a more academically accelerated trajectory, even as a fair number of ...

The science of reading combines phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency ... a story and a worksheet, said Angela Crow, first-grade teacher at North View Elementary. The story books the students ...

But here’s the good news: with a simple summer reading plan, you can help your child grow their reading skills, boost their ...

A bill asking educators to adopt the "science of reading" emphasizes phonics. Will enough California teachers respond?

Glorifying consumption | Life of privation | Safeguard bees. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for June 20, 2025.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our daughter is finishing kindergarten and will start first grade in the fall. Neither the school nor our family are celebrating this milestone with a graduation or in any way ...

The 65-year-old lived there with his mum Shirley, who created the world's first 'plush' Paddington Bear, initially without permission from the character's creator, Michael Bond. The home is ...

After raising her three children and working as a paraprofessional for decades, Kahn-Tineta Smith became a teacher for the ...

Balanced literacy prompts children to learn words encountered in authentic literature during guided, teacher-led read-alouds ...