A teacher works with sixth- and seventh-graders on a phonics lesson in Poway, Calif., in January 2020. (Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune) To the editor: English is a phonetic language, so ...

Regarding “why Johnny might finally learn to read (January 25).” Before you get too excited about a full phonics approach to teaching reading remember that you can spell “fish” “ghoti” (the “gh” in ...

Most people agree that reading is the most important skill if a student is to develop proficiency in English, math and other disciplines. Most parents were taught reading using phonics or some ...

To the editor: Your editorial on reforming reading instruction highlighted what a disaster “whole language” has been for literacy in our public schools. This movement decades ago to step away from ...

To the editor: “English is a phonetic language,” states a letter writer who taught reading — but, I must add, only to a point. Just a brief look at the previous sentence will show numerous exceptions ...

Re: “Far too many California children can’t read” (Page A7, June 17). Denise Amos says that California districts encourage students to memorize words, and believes they should instead be using phonics ...

The “reading wars” that raged in American schools for decades finally seem to be ending. The victor is clear: Phonics is the ...