A third-grader works through a phonics lesson in Washington, Ill. Editor at Large As a teacher in Oakland, Calif., Kareem Weaver helped struggling fourth- and fifth-grade kids learn to read by using a ...

Struggling readers don’t just need more practice—they need targeted, research-backed strategies. Structured, multisensory phonics approaches can turn decoding struggles into reading confidence.

One of the most influential names in the “science of reading” movement has issued a surprising warning: After years of neglecting to systematically teach students foundational reading skills, he says, ...

Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased. By Dana Goldstein For decades, ...

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 landscape of ELL literacy instruction has shifted dramatically in 2026, driven by new state mandates requiring evidence-based phonics curricula and a growing body of research confirming that ...