Educators say that they're mixing new approaches with the curricula and teaching strategies they've previously used, a new ...

The “science of reading” movement is sweeping through state legislatures. Over the past several years, more states have passed laws or implemented other policies requiring schools to use ...

The 2025-27 Wisconsin state budget includes nearly $41 million for literacy-focused efforts related to Act 20, the statewide law that changed the way kids are taught to read.

A key strength of the science of reading approach is its focus on the development on both language (speaking) and literacy (reading) within the same instructional space. Gone are the days of ...

An effort to overhaul how children learn to read, known as the science of reading movement, is sweeping the country. Here’s where it stands. By Dana Goldstein During an era of intense ...

Key points: A focus on strengthening literacy through the science of reading will continue into the new year; See also: 4 simple ways to put the science of reading into practice See also: Using tech ...

Just 48% of third graders scored proficient in reading on last year’s Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, a key indicator for educational development in Maryland. The proficiency rate for ...

Sticking to the science of reading year over year is hard work. Results don’t happen automatically. Consider scores for Houston ISD students on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational ...

Olga Pacota, reading teacher at Citrus Elementary School, works with a group of fourth grade students in her classroom, Friday morning, May 6, 2016. (File photo by John Valenzuela,The Sun/SCNG) By ...

Currently, 40 states and the District of Columbia have jumped on board, passing science of reading laws. However, no clear, empirical evidence supports a reductive, singular approach to reading.

A newly released independent study conducted over a five-year period offers evidence of the impact of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom high-quality curriculum paired with professional ...

The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history — 33 percent.