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.

Next week, the unpopular teacher licensure test, the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment, will be officially retired ...

Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade.

The California Reading Coalition, an advocacy group, surveyed 300 districts statewide in 2022 and found that 80% were using older curriculum that didn’t focus sufficiently on phonics. The report ...

Too many of California’s children cannot read. Schools must do things differently to change that, and they should start with ...

“We are now adopting the Bluebonnet phonics component. So the reading is split into skills and knowledge. Skills is the ...

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Idaho invests $5M in phonics-based teacher training to support K-3 literacy, aligning with the proven Science of Reading to ...

The California Reading Coalition, an advocacy group, surveyed 300 districts statewide in 2022 and found that 80% were using older curriculum that didn't focus sufficiently on phonics.

Read More: Marion Joseph’s literacy crusade for teaching phonics in California is paying off “It’s not just rhetoric; there’s $200 million to reinforce that cause,” Newsom said.

Submit your letter to the editor via this form.Read more Letters to the Editor.. Phonics alone won’tget kids reading. Re: “Far too many California children can’t read” (Page A7, June 17 ...