While not mandatory, the law provides support for phonics — focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding words out — to ...

A new California law is pushing for phonics-based reading instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms. The law provides training for school principals and reading specialists in ...

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Last September, professors at elite American colleges finally began to admit what has been apparent for the last dozen years: Their students cannot read. No, they are not illiterate. But they cannot ...

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The 74 reports that reading for pleasure among kids has significantly declined, driven by distractions like smartphones and ...

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In a new book, researcher Timothy Shanahan argues that giving students easy texts is holding back US reading achievement ...

GH picks the best kids books of 2025, including board books, picture books, graphic novels, and more nominated by librarians and tested with children.