My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it’s also because reading instruction ...

Governor Mike DeWine has announced the 2026 Science of Reading Champions and it includes some schools from around the Valley.

Plummeting literacy rates have fueled a bitter debate over how best to teach reading. And artificial intelligence turning up ...

Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?

My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it’s also because reading instruction ...

Gov. Mike DeWine says the ReadOhio coaches will help implement phonics-based literacy instruction after finding some schools where the science of reading isn't being taught.

Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

DeWine recognized Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel’s work to encourage children’s fitness. Former members of the Ohio State University football team, including quarterback and wide receiver Braxton Miller, were ...

Balanced Literacy downplays "structured phonics," the older technique where kids memorize letters' sounds and learn to sound out words. Balanced Literacy does sound more fun than boring phonics drills ...

But I think it’s also because reading instruction became lazy and political. “Progressives” at teachers’ colleges pushed a reading technique called “Balanced Literacy.” Instead of memorizing sounds ...

In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...