This look at explicit phonics instruction is not intended to suggest that all we need is phonics for all students to be successful readers. Learning to read is a complex process but research provides ...

Phonics-based, decodable reading activities are helping young children build strong reading foundations through structured, engaging lessons. Teachers use small group instruction, literacy centers, ...

Systematic, explicit phonics instruction is proving to be a game-changer in early literacy, helping children build strong decoding skills and reading confidence. From research-backed classroom ...

In the latest salvo in Wisconsin's ongoing reading wars, a new coalition of educators, researchers, parents and advocates is calling for a fundamental change in the way the state's children are taught ...

How explicit is the term “explicit”? And how explicit does a description of the woes in reading ability for Wisconsin students need to be before there is a fresh, broad wave of effort to improve ...

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To go by my e-mail, reading instruction is one of the hottest topics in the field of education. On March 7, I wrote that some -- perhaps most -- children require explicit, systematic instruction in ...

Schools across the country have been shifting their reading strategies to incorporate knowledge and best practices they have learned from the science of reading. More than 30 states have written ...

In her opinion essay, Heidi Anne E. Mesmer proclaims that explicit instruction in phonics is not enough: Children must be taught print concepts, phonemic awareness, morphology, and fluency (“Phonics ...

Jefferson County Public Schools will revisit how it teaches students to read and by next year will roll out a new reading curriculum required for all district elementary schools, according to ...

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