Governor Mike DeWine has announced the 2026 Science of Reading Champions and it includes some schools from around the Valley.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - -Gov. Mike DeWine announced he’s sending additional reading experts into K-8 schools to assist in executing the “science of reading” approach to literacy instruction. “Even with a ...

The science of reading is having a moment. Pundits are trumpeting the Southern Surge and celebrating academic outcomes in (gasp!) Mississippi and Louisiana. Outlets like the New York Times and ...

On September 26, 2024, Drexel University’s School of Education brought the nation’s leading advocates on literacy, along with teachers, parents, literacy organizations, and a critically acclaimed film ...

All Ohio schools will teach the science of reading this school year in an attempt to bring up literacy rates across the state. Gov. Mike DeWine is a huge proponent of this phonics-based approach to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island elementary school is working to change the way students are learning how to read through a staff-wide commitment to implement a “science of reading” curriculum ...

Almost 1 in 4 students are enrolled in a dual-language, Spanish-English program in the Southside schools in San Antonio. So when the district embraced the “science of reading,” it prioritized figuring ...

On an evening walk in 2023, I'd just started listening to Emily Hanford's groundbreaking podcast "Sold a Story," when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...

Ohio is not alone in its change to reading education. It was one of 17 states that passed laws or implemented policies on reading instruction in 2023, according to EducationWeek. The states vary ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

Recently, two Massachusetts families filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit targeting publishers and authors of literacy curricula. The families seek class action status for Massachusetts students who were ...