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Phonics rap channel every reading teacher should know

I stumbled on the best free phonics and spelling resource and had to share. In this video I show how I use the Mr Spelling ...
eSchool News

A recipe for using explicit phonics instruction in reading lessons

Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...
Los Angeles Times

Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...
National Catholic Register

Phonics Is Back; Did It Ever Leave Catholic Schools?

WASHINGTON — Back in the 1980s, when Mary Pat Donoghue completed her bachelor’s degree in elementary education, “Units of Study for Teaching Reading” was a popular new program that celebrated children ...
The Courier-Journal

JCPS is going to revisit its reading instruction — but internal discord threatens change

Jefferson County Public Schools will revisit how it teaches students to read and by next year will roll out a new reading curriculum required for all district elementary schools, according to ...
KGW8

Oregon schools that teach science of reading curriculum, including phonics-based reading, will receive grant funding

PORTLAND, Oregon — Oregon schools are changing the way they teach students to read. Earlier this summer, the state legislature passed a bill which provides $120 million over two years to school ...