A new report based on 2024 test scores may be a reality check for parents. It found that kids’ reading skills have hit lows. For instance, it reported that 40% of fourth graders’ reading skills are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Finding affordable educational resources for your child can be a difficult task for any parent. And especially since this spring your child could be held back based on a ...

Ask an early educator to explain the science of reading, and phonics will likely headline the response. But phonics, and its emphasis on word recognition, covers only part of the reading-proficiency ...

Teaching children how to identify and combine parts of words is an important component of a comprehensive approach to reading and spelling instruction, new ACU research shows. The study, led by ACU's ...

In classrooms across the country, children are showing progress in reading, yet many students cannot tell you what those words mean, why they matter or how the text connects to their lives. My first ...

Since the school district implemented a new phonics program in Bradley Elementary School, 80% of the kids are now reading above grade level.

KAYSVILLE — Since December, Allie Garlick has become accustomed to elementary school teachers listening to her with a bit of doubt. She understands it. After all, she is approaching them to talk about ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new effort in Knoxville to help elementary school students improve their reading skills involves some four-legged friends. The Tennessee Veterinary Medical Foundation is providing ...

Reading involves the skill of decoding written words into meaning. The first step, decoding, is the process of teaching children how to connect symbols with sounds. In layman’s terms, this is ...

Kids' reading level is at all time low. Parents can play a key role in helping them develop this crucial life skill—here's how. A new report based on 2024 test scores may be a reality check for ...