On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read independently ...

A third-grader works through a phonics lesson in Washington, Ill. A third-grader works through a phonics lesson in Washington, Ill.Matt Dayhoff—USA TODAY Network/Reuters Editor at Large As a teacher ...

Cambridge, Mass.-based Riverdeep Inc. has announced the release of new educational software for kids — Reader Rabbit Learn to Read with Phonics 1st & 2nd Grade. The company is promoting the release as ...

A simple, straightforward interface makes these two programs easy for kids to master on their own while delivering fun, educational activities. Friendly animals peer out of five portholes in a boat in ...

Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased. By Dana Goldstein For decades, ...