Restoring literacy demands we treat reading as more than a skill, but as a gateway to wisdom and understanding.

Marion Joseph died in 2022 and therefore cannot celebrate what at long last is happening in California to improve children’s abysmal levels of reading comprehension. Joseph, a renowned expert on ...

In this second of a two-part post, I collaborate with co-author Dr. Molly Ness of Fordham University to show how analysis of writing in children as young as kindergarten shows evidence of foundational ...

Elaine Reese has received funding from the Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand. University of Otago provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. University of Otago provides ...

As test scores lag, there’s a growing debate between proponents of the “science of reading,” which emphasizes phonics, and traditional educators who prefer to instill a love of literature. Ari Cotton, ...