"Teachers need space and support to respond to student needs, not top-down mandates," writes one reader. Another notes the ...

But in many cases, K-2 teachers continued to use some classroom materials that did not meet standards for teaching foundational reading skills in phonics, phonemic awareness, and fluency—though many ...

The idea that the “science” in reading instruction only supports phonics instruction has been “hard to dislodge,” said Maria ...

As a result, schools across the country are replacing traditional learn-to-read activities tied to balanced literacy approaches with the science of reading. Since its inception in 2013, the ...