To argue that schools are over-teaching phonics is to risk being seen as a naysayer—someone who believes the tide will ...

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 ...

Early elementary teachers can use this activity to involve students and their families in an engaging literacy routine.

After 13 years of teaching, Hillsboro kindergarten teacher Kandi Hess did not know the rule that determines when the letter g makes the hard “guh” sound versus the soft “juh,” until she started a year ...

Reading time at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' new Mint Hill Elementary School. I hate to admit this, but I learned almost as much about reading instruction from four hours of listening to “Sold a ...

Are you familiar with the slogan “Talk, Read, Sing”? These three activities help children create a foundation for oral language, which is essential to reading. By building oral language, children ...

Engel recently spoke to EdWeek about her findings. She shared features common to all kindergarten classrooms and unveiled ...

What should an elementary reading block look like? For such a common part of the school day, it’s surprising to find that there’s no one right answer. More than 40 states have passed legislation ...

MANCHESTER, MI – Wedged between shelves of colorful books and a row of filing cabinets in an annex outside Manchester’s Klager Elementary School, Melissa Yekulis found her “happy place.” She’s ...