After teaching Spanish for many years, I was asked by my school district to teach English as a Second Language. Teaching Spanish, I was told, meant teaching a second language, so the process should be ...

In this episode we will discuss using context to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. Plus look at how the verb to be is used to link subjects and their complements. Hello. I’m Margot Politis.

Marlborough Superintendent Jason DeFalco said the city began its elementary literacy overhaul well before the state signaled it would do the same.

Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a ...

Phonics plays a pivotal role in helping children comprehend language structure and simplifying grammar and syntax crucial for effective communication. Among a multitude of teaching techniques, Phonics ...

At the end of year one, when they are five or six, all children at state schools in England must take a test called the phonics screening check. The check measures their ability to use synthetic ...

When children are taught to read and write though phonics they have to remember many exceptions, so-called 'sight words'. In addition, the linguist David Crystal estimated that almost half of all ...

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This article was originally published in CalMatters. California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based ...

Nigeria has achieved one of its strongest national improvements in early-grade reading, according to the 2025 national ...