Seeing a child curled up with a book as they independently learn to read the words and find the meaning in a story is a heartwarming image. We have been taught that learning to read is akin to ...
As an Orton-Gillingham-certified instructor, I support the methodology, which calls for an explicit, systematic, cumulative, direct, and sequential approach to reading instruction that emphasizes ...
Inside a classroom in St. Charles Parish, a group of first graders sit around their teacher as she points to an easel with a large piece of paper titled “READING.” Under it, six steps lay out how to ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio teachers seem to be getting on board with Gov. Mike DeWine’s shift in approach to literacy education. A recent survey found that 68% of Ohio early elementary teachers see the ...
To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -Ohio Department of Education and Workforce officials are developing professional development courses in the literacy instructional approach known as the “science of reading” for ...
When students learn to read in the early elementary years, developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and blending typically take priority. Another essential component of fluent reading, however, ...
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday the State University of New York will adopt a systemwide policy aligning all educator preparation programs with the “Science of Reading,” a ...