Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles Unified is pushing ahead with district-wide lesson plans based on the science of reading even after state lawmakers ...

Legislation that calls for providing all state teachers and aides with math and reading training passed its first legislative hurdle despite the uncertainty of funding and the skepticism of advocates ...

PROVIDENCE – For decades, elementary teachers have been teaching students to read the wrong way. The approach, called balanced literacy, teaches students to read a word by figuring out the context: ...

States are making important moves to improve the way reading is taught in their schools, but the choices leaders face aren’t easy. Many are wrestling with new literacy legislation that responds to ...

Science of reading emphasizes phonics and the rules of the English language. A new law requires schools to align their reading curricula with science of reading. New state training aims to teach ...

Only about half of the DeKalb County teachers who signed up for a rigorous training on how to teach reading have completed the training, district officials told the school board this week. ExploreMore ...