Los Angeles Times

Should California schools stick to phonics-based reading ‘science’? It’s not so simple

A child’s individual differences, skills and experience matter a lot in the learning process, and learning to read is no exception. That’s why new legislation based on the erroneous assumption that ...
Education Week

A Focus on Phonics or Comprehension? What Reading Research Should Look Like in Practice

As schools around the nation scramble to respond to the alarm bells set off by falling scores on “the nation’s report card,” we—two university professors who teach reading courses and who are former ...
India Currents on MSN

Expect More Phonics Lessons In California Schools Under Law Newsom Signed

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes This story was originally published by CalMatters California took a big step toward ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Readers applaud the return of phonics, but teaching reading shouldn’t stop there

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...