This story was originally published on EdSource. Next week, the unpopular teacher licensure test, the Reading Instruction ...

1. Teaching phonics is great and absolutely necessary, but beware of non-phonetic words such as those spelled with “ough” (tough, bough, ought, through, though). 2.

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

As Reading Scores Fall, States Turn to Phonics — but Not Without a Fight A bipartisan wave of state-level changes to the ‘science of reading’ is gaining momentum. A student reads a book in a New York ...

Cueing methods include phonics, Compton-Lilly said — that's what the "visual" cue of three-cueing is supposed to mean, not pictures.

Education Watered-down bill makes phonics-based reading instruction optional in California by Carolyn Jones • CalMatters May 4, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

But given the evidence in favor of phonics and California’s long history using whole word—to the detriment of students—unions are adhering to a key plank in the progressive education lexicon.

Teachers are being instructed to dedicate just 10 minutes to teaching their students phonics at a northern suburbs school, despite the government’s 25 minute recommendation. From this year ...

ALBANY — Phonics is king again. Every school district in New York must revert to teaching phonics in prekindergarten through third grade, starting this fall, the Board of Regents decided Monday.

Phonics — explicit literacy teaching focusing on the sounds in words — is being introduced into the Victorian curriculum despite resistance from the Australian Education Union.