Since the school district implemented a new phonics program in Bradley Elementary School, 80% of the kids are now reading above grade level.

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Rahm Emanuel is spot on in his op-ed, “The ‘Mississippi Marathon’ Is Teaching Kids to Read” (Jan. 22).I began school in 1960 and learned how to read through phonics. In the 1980s when I started my ...

The British Council has released LearnEnglish Kids: Phonics Stories - an interactive phonics-based story app for iPad. LearnEnglish Kids: Phonics Stories is based on the UK phonics curriculum, ...

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California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

California Law Pushes Phonics-Based Reading Instruction for Elementary and Middle School Students California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

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Bridget Phillipson to unveil new target today - and says year 8 reading test will 'assess fluency and comprehension' Bridget Phillipson to unveil new target today - and says year 8 reading test will ...

First-grader Mary Greer shows her work during a phonics-based reading lesson at Hunt Valley Elementary School in Springfield, Virginia. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) The “reading wars” that ...

At Gilles-Sweet Elementary in Fairview Park, Ohio, kindergarten teacher Keri Laughlin combines movement and phonics to help her students build the foundational literacy skills they’ll need as readers.