Lima schools Superintendent Andre Rudolph paused from a dramatic reading of “The Book Thief,” a fictional novel about a young ...

Between kindergarten and second grade, much of the school day is dedicated to helping our youngest students master phonics, syllabication, and letter-sound correspondence–the essential building blocks ...

So JD Vance wants Republican-run states to cheat and gerrymander their congressional districts to give Republicans an unfair advantage in elections. Ohio, of course, already does this. He does not ...

Phonological awareness is an important set of skills to develop throughout early childhood and primary school. It is strongly linked to later reading and spelling success. We can think about ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

Re: “Far too many California children can’t read” (Page A7, June 17). Denise Amos says that California districts encourage students to memorize words, and believes they should instead be using phonics ...

Our article charting the decline of rhyme in modern verse (“Feeling averse”, May 31st) touched a nerve with readers, some of whom are budding poets it seems. Here is a small selection of their ...

Gracie’s Corner, launched in June 2020 by Javoris and Arlene Hollingsworth, is a YouTube channel offering educational songs for kids from diverse backgrounds. Voiced by their daughter Gracelyn, the ...

K. Dara Hill does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Early childhood education, especially kindergarten, is crucial for developing literacy skills and a positive attitude towards learning. A strong foundation in phonics and literacy in kindergarten is ...