In a guest column, three researchers delve into the reading wars that often pit whole language against phonics as the best approach for struggling readers. David Reinking and David Yaden are former ...

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Advocates for the science of reading need to expand their view of the science and push for the adoption of curricula that incorporate it. Opponents and even advocates of the “science of reading” often ...

Over the past three decades, the so-called “reading wars ” have raged on among educators, scholars, and policymakers. In one camp are those who advocate for reading instruction centered around phonics ...

In short: All Victorian state schools will use phonics to teach reading from 2025. The government says teachers will spend a minimum of 25 minutes a day on "explicit teaching" of phonics and phonemic ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford says the Government has earmarked $67 million in the Budget to transform how our children learn to read. Photo / RNZ Education Minister Erica Stanford’s enthusiasm ...

September 11, 2025 - An audit found the charter received millions in funding for which it was not eligible, assigned teachers to classes they were not credentialed to teach, and avoided standardized ...

The Federal Government faces an uphill battle in convincing the states to adopt its proposed check of whether all Year 1 students have basic reading skills. The NSW Teachers Federation said teachers ...

"The claim made by NZEI President, Amanda Coulston, that most teachers use a mix of phonics and whole language methods could not be supported by the evidence," said New Zealand First Education ...

You write that the Golden State is “jumping on the caboose” of the pro-phonics movement in reading instruction (“California Learns From Mississippi,” Review & Outlook, Sept. 27). Yet nearly 30 years ...