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

In the world of structured literacy, there are few names that are as recognizable as Barbara Wilson. A renowned literacy expert, Barbara Wilson co-founded Wilson Language Training®, an evidence-backed ...

From the beginning of the 2025 school year, all schools will be required to use structured literacy—also known as "phonics" or the "science of reading"—to teach children how to read. But the very ...

Despite decades of research about how children learn to read, far too many schools across the country still rely on debunked methods and curriculum that fail students year after year. The most ...

Half of the students in Chambersburg Area School District cannot read by the end of third grade. The district is shifting from "balanced literacy" to "structured literacy," which focuses on phonics. A ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is once again making the push for phonics-based literacy education for Ohio students after last week's State of the State address. In Columbus, guests packed the Lincoln Theatre ...

ROCHESTER — A common saying in education is that at first students learn to read, and then they read to learn. An implication of that modern proverb is that if a child doesn't have a good foundation ...

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