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Four decades after education reformer Marian Joseph pushed phonics in schools to change the way young readers learn, California embraces it.
Do your students ask you how to spell “because” three times a week, even though it’s on the word wall? It might be time to dust off those dictionary skills. And yes, I included the answer keys with ...
Amos: Too many California kids can’t read. Will phonics help? Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade ...
After Maryland 2nd grade teacher visited park and disappeared, suspect on trial Harold Francis Landon III is accused of first-degree murder in the death of Mariame Toure Sylla, who disappeared in ...
A second-grade class from Philadelphia got the surprise of a lifetime on Friday during Good Morning America.
DANVILLE — Nearly 200 second graders are learning to swim at the Danville Area Community Center.
In Farmer City, second graders at Blue Ridge Elementary are working on a project for their moms.
In celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Week, the around 75 2nd graders from Albany School of Humanities in the Albany City School District planted trees on the school’s lawn alongside city lea… ...
Second grade classes at Glenwood Landing School held a Community Culmination where each child became a member of their community including a veterinarian, doctor, nurse, fire person, police ...
That’s why it’s promising Michigan passed legislation last year to require a “science of reading” approach — a phonics-based reading curriculum — in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Gov.
Quick thinking 2nd graders put their safety knowledge to the test at the annual Effingham County Schools' Quick-Think-A-Thon, sponsored by the Exchange Club on Thursday.
Students in the state face low reading skills. Evidence-based solutions like phonics instead of “three-cueing” lead to long-term success.