A New Zealand-developed structured literacy program is delivering outstanding results for Kiwi children, new research by the University Of Canterbury shows. The research paper, "Large scale ...

From the beginning of the 2025 school year, all schools will be required to use structured literacy—also known as "phonics" or the "science of reading"—to teach children how to read. But the very ...

When districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but in sustaining ...

Harlyn Bell is a Special Education Teacher and Nashville resident. Since 2017, our country’s education spending has increased by over $1 trillion dollars; however, national reading and writing scores ...

Structured literacy creates implementation challenges: Teachers must diagnose skill gaps, deliver explicit instruction, and adjust based on progress while managing diverse learners and competing ...

Meet Otis. He’s eight years old and until recently he didn’t want to read or write. Then his teacher changed the way she taught and things began to improve. After a few weeks, Otis (not his real name, ...

The Fall 2021 PALS Report found that reading skills in young learners are at a 20-year low. Over the past three years, reports have shown there had been little growth in reading and in some cases, ...

(The Center Square) – The state’s stalled budget negotiations left many other proposals on hold, including a bipartisan plan to increase childhood literacy. Still, the lawmakers behind the legislation ...

The program will focus on teacher support and classroom practices rather than introducing a new curriculum.

Every Tasmanian primary school child is now receiving at least one hour a day of structured literacy instruction, giving more children the strong reading foundations they need to learn, participate ...