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.

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

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Few decisions a society makes are as consequential as how it teaches children to read. Children who can’t read proficiently ...

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 ...

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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.

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

The phonics screening check is a statutory assessment in all of England’s state-funded primary schools - meaning children have to do it. Pupils sit the test at the end of Year 1, when most of ...