On an evening walk in 2023, I'd just started listening to Emily Hanford's groundbreaking podcast "Sold a Story," when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syracuse schools have struggled to show substantial improvement in student literacy through state test scores, the primary way ...

Mayor Eric Adams’ shakeup to elementary school reading curriculums had a clear goal: to align instruction with the “science of reading,” the catchphrase for a longstanding body of research. A free ...

In classrooms across the state, children are learning to read from teachers required to use new tools, research and instruction. Known as the “science of reading,” this approach draws upon decades of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island elementary school is working to change the way students are learning how to read through a staff-wide commitment to implement a “science of reading” curriculum ...

Have you ever cracked open a book and instinctually sniffed its spine before reading a page? Me too. And it turns out that there’s a scientific reason why that aroma is so appealing. According to the ...

There’s no easy shortcut to raising reading scores, a panel of experts told lawmakers during a congressional hearing on the “science of reading” on Tuesday. As the movement to align literacy ...

Troy — After a few easy prompts to get them started, Michele Malesyzk warns her daughter: This next one's going to be tough. "ANG," says Maleszyk, emphasizing the three sounds in the one blended sound ...

State lawmakers have passed a slate of comprehensive reading bills in recent years that aim to align schools’ teaching, curricula, and professional development with research on key foundational ...

Third graders raise their hands to answer questions during a lesson on fractions in Tyler Ellzey’s class at Buckhorn Creek Elementary in Holly Springs, N.C. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com ...

When districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but in sustaining ...

On an evening walk in 2023, I’d just started listening to Emily Hanford’s groundbreaking podcast “Sold a Story,” when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...