As test scores lag, there’s a growing debate between proponents of the “science of reading,” which emphasizes phonics, and traditional educators who prefer to instill a love of literature. Ari Cotton, ...

Willem Hollmann is affiliated with the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE) and with the Education Committee of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB). Cathie Wallace is ...

As students head back to school across New York State, classrooms are also going back to basics. Following a 2024 decision from the Board of Regents, later written into the state budget, districts are ...

Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened educators and lawmakers are crusading for “the science of reading.” Can they get results? Most children need systematic, sound-it-out instruction ...