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.

Friendly animals peer out of five portholes in a boat in First Grade, on which kids from ages 5 to 6 find games that teach addition, subtraction, words, telling time, making change, and coloring ...

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.

Teacher Hannah Kenney leads a reading lesson for her first grade class at Logan Elementary School in Columbia on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Perry McLeod/Special to The Post and Courier ...

HOOKED ON PHONICS IXL, a K-12 learning platform that serves more than 6 million students worldwide, is expanding its phonics offerings for Pre-K to first graders.The new phonics content is aimed at ...