NSW statewide NAPLAN results released in today's 2026 National Report reveal promising signs of improvement amid the state's explicit teaching push ...

What is the best age to start phonics? This is a question I am asked very often by moms who are doing home English education. Is it still too early for a kindergartner? Is it too late if I wait until ...

Is life getting better in NSW? Some key economic indicators suggest the answer is yes: the state’s output has expanded steadily in the past few years and unemployment has been fairly low. But there’s ...

The tide has turned on reading instruction. Nearly all states have passed “science of reading” laws, and most researchers and educators now agree students need to learn letters and sounds explicitly ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to revamp New York’s approach to literacy instruction in hopes of increasing reading scores, but a new course for teachers may impede progress. Credit: Will Waldron/Albany ...

An elementary student’s first foray into anatomy is often a catchy tune composed mainly of four words: “heads, shoulders, knees, and toes.” As they progress through the shortlist, children put their ...

One of the most influential names in the “science of reading” movement has issued a surprising warning: After years of neglecting to systematically teach students foundational reading skills, he says, ...

A student must be able to decode before they can truly build reading fluency or comprehension. That’s not a preference. It’s how reading works. Yet in IEP meetings, I often see teams rush toward ...

State Senate leadership released their version of a comprehensive early literacy reform bill on Thursday, with plans to follow their House colleagues in passing the legislation in a vote next week.

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Synthetic phonics, where children are taught to pronounce sounds in isolation before putting them together to form words, isn’t working for many struggling young readers, a study led by UCL has found.