For all the noise and attention and — laudable — political energy behind it, the science of reading is not a thing. Or, rather, it is not a thing that schools can implement. The science of reading is ...

During a reading lesson, Mateo, an elementary multilingual learner (MLL) in a Delaware public school, read "sit" as "seat." Jon Kittle, his reading interventionist, walked him through the short vowel ...

English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking and understanding English and connections to their home languages. Those are two agreements ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

Over the past few years, some states have spent millions of dollars and passed new laws in an attempt to shift the way that schools teach kids how to read. These efforts take aim at commonly used ...

Learning a new language can open doors to new cultures, career opportunities and meaningful connections around the world. The Newsweek Readers' Choice Awards for Best Language Learning recognizes ...

A panel of experts told EdSource on Tuesday that for English language learners, it’s important to balance phonics and other reading skills all students need with opportunities to grow students’ ...

We all know that reading is good for children and for adults, and that we should all be reading more often. One of the most obvious benefits of reading is that it helps improve language skills. A ...