Kindergarten students Gabby Kim, left, and Ellie Such answer questions on a literacy lesson during Julie Celestial's kindergarten class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Long Beach. For the ...

Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is part of the By the Book ...

Lalla Sekabate is encouraging parents to play an active role in developing their children’s early literacy skills through ...

There’s a new debate over phonics instruction bubbling up in the “science of reading” movement—one that demonstrates the intricate challenges inherent in making large-scale instructional change. More ...

The Coalition says, if re-elected, it will invest A$10.8 million for “a Year 1 voluntary phonics health check for parents and teachers to ensure their children are not falling behind”. The aim of this ...

PURPLE WIZARD: Oh, what is this thing? ORANGE WIZARD: That’s the letter ‘s’. It makes the ‘s’ sound. Join the phonics wizards and learn all about the sounds ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘t’ and ‘p’.