Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. According to most reading programs, learning to read is largely a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom reads a book to kindergarteners at the Washington Elementary School in Sacramento in 2019. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) To the editor: Education professor Allison Briceño ...

North Carolina recently joined a group of states that have mandated a sweeping overhaul to how schools teach beginning readers, joining a national movement of education systems attempting to bring ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

Stewart Riddle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Help Children Crack the Reading Code (Part 1 of 2) It’s easy for you to read to, too, and two or eye, I, you and ewe and get right to the meaning. But how do you explain the logic of English spelling ...

To the editor: Education professor Allison Briceño fears overemphasizing foundational skills such as phonics will take time away from writing, favor already advantaged children and ignore the needs of ...