4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025 An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus on ...

While Hochul emphasized phonics, educators in the Lower Hudson Valley say phonics is only one piece, albeit an important one, of the reading puzzle. How we got here Calls for an evidence-based ...

Teach phonics skills at home to support your child as they learn to read. Here’s how you can help your child sound out and blend new words as they start school.

Most children need help learning to read, but there’s long-standing disagreement on how best to help them. Decades of research have identified the most effective approaches.

A version of this article appeared in the February 05, 2025 edition of Education Week as Researchers Created a Phonics Program With ‘Dramatic’ Results. How It Works ...

The author’s program PHONICS SONGS plus for grades one and two is based on original instructional song lyrics written by the author with the music and songs by Donny and Marie Osmond.