Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are ...

Learning to read is the key to education. That’s not a new revelation. Reading is the foundation, the entry point for everything else. But English is not easy to master.

We’re exploring the declining skills and flagging enthusiasm for reading among American youth. One key cause can be traced back to how kids are taught to read in the earliest grades. Classic reading ...

Students at R. Brown McAllister Elementary School use exercises in phonemic awareness—the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in English—during literary instruction on March 19, 2025, in ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

The 2024- 2025 school year is officially here - and so is year two of 'NYC Reads.' "We've been hovering around very low proficiency...Children not being able to read, and we knew that in order to have ...

If students don’t learn how to read in school, not much else that happens there is going to matter. This might be a harsh way of putting it, but it’s the truth. Being unable to read makes it nearly ...

Using phonics, widely recognized by experts as one of the easiest, most effective ways to learn to read, can help any child quickly master the elements that lea ...

YORK, Pa. — Suppose you're a parent of a toddler. If that's the case, you probably know Ms. Rachel, the beloved and passionate educator whose popular YouTube videos provide a vital service for ...

Good news for preschoolers, parents, guardians and lovers of all things "Ms. Rachel:" She is finally coming to a streaming service near you. Netflix announced the partnership on Tuesday, saying ...