A recipe for using explicit phonics instruction in reading lessons Kandra James, M.A.T., Senior National Director of Literacy Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates August 15, 2023 August 30, ...

The state radically altered its elementary education teaching credential in the late 1990s to require intensive phonics instruction. ... more money into those tried-and-failed phonics worksheets.

Classic reading instruction relies heavily on phonics, which teaches kids to correlate sounds with letters, enabling them to sound out unfamiliar words. Think of a student breaking the word “cat ...

State lawmakers reworked a bill that now seeks to provide funding for phonics-based instruction in K-12 classrooms without requiring schools or teachers to implement it. Aired 05/22/2025.

The compromise between English learner advocates and those who back the so-called “science of reading” or “evidence-based” approach provides funding and support for phonics-focused ...

Phonics instruction has been a major point of contention in the decades-long "reading wars" — shorthand in education circles for the debate over the best way to teach children to read.

Nearly 40 states have required phonics-based reading instruction in recent years. Some school districts in California, including Los Angeles Unified, the largest district in the state, already use ...

A new approach to teaching children how to read has been implemented in schools across the country, with educators seeing a dramatic improvement in scores. Known as the 'science of reading,' this ...