There is something extraordinarily magical when a child first learns to read. The important thing to keep in mind to encourage young kids is to make certain the books are not too difficult. If a child ...

Linnea Ehri, Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of education psychology at the City University of New York, published a benchmark science-of-reading study in 2014 summarizing decades of her work ...

The evidence base behind two strategies for beginning reading is part of an explosion of the new knowledge erupting from cognitive psychology and neuroscience on the reading brain. To keep moving ...

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...

Melissa Taylor is a former teacher and literacy trainer as well as a mother of two, blogger, and children’s book expert. She created and writes the popular blog Imagination Soup. She is also a ...

To the editor: English is a phonetic language, so as soon as children learn letters and sounds, they can start to write simple messages. Most people go on to write well enough for practical purposes, ...

The little turtle can see the grass. The little turtle can see the trees. The little turtle can see the flowers. These are the opening lines to one popular reading program’s leveled books: short, ...

If you understand the words in this editorial column, that’s because someone at home, at school or likelier both taught you how to read. If what we write excites or upsets you and you share your ...