Not all words are created equal – and those that sound more surprising are more likely to grab our attention and stick in our ...

Restoring literacy demands we treat reading as more than a skill, but as a gateway to wisdom and understanding.

Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading. The ...

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

Linguists have noticed that many swear words share the same sharp, punchy sounds—hard consonants like “k,” “t,” and “g” that burst out of the mouth rather than flow. When a study examined those sound ...

Consistently poor spelling can indicate that a child has dyslexia or another related learning challenge. If that's masked by ...

When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive ...

A 10-hour course for educators creates a common language for teaching phonemic awareness across all grade levels.

BethAnn Kinney has been teaching kindergarten at Greene Primary School for eight years. She said the first time she was ...

Many educator preparation programs at Ohio colleges are aligned with a law requiring the "science of reading" be taught, but ...