California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

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Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade.

Synthetic phonics has always played a role in teaching children how to read, alongside other methods. However, following recommendations by former headteacher and Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Jim ...

Children in the Republic of Ireland and Canada, where synthetic phonics isn’t as central, outperform their British peers in reading. And in general, England’s PIRLS scores – as well as other data – ...

Children aged 6 are tested in phonics and the results are entered into the national pupil database, with those data used to hold the schools and teachers to account.

Phonics for Kids: Learn Short & Long A Sounds with Letter Tiles. Posted: March 10, 2025 | Last updated: March 10, 2025 "The Vowel A" teaches viewers about the short and long sounds of the vowel ...

Phonics — explicit literacy teaching focusing on the sounds in words — is being introduced into the Victorian curriculum despite resistance from the Australian Education Union.

When I became Victoria’s Education Minister 12 months ago, little did I know I’d be stepping into a half century-long policy debate about how we teach our kids the basics of reading.