I’m going to give you a reading test. Ready? Say these words out loud: Chip Hill Jars Bep Fod Glork If you’re an adult seeing ...

Aldeman: Having students read a list of 40 words — some real, some not — and pass with an 80 or better has driven dramatic increases in performance.

Mike DeWine has been pressing to use the phonics-based science of reading ... Now, he’s targeting preschools and younger children, this time with a carrot and no stick. DeWine and the state ...

Classic reading instruction relies heavily on phonics, which teaches kids to correlate sounds with letters, enabling them to ...

Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

ALBANY — Phonics is king again ... explicitly teaching the sounds of every letter and letter combination. Many children eventually figure out the letter sounds on their own, but a significant ...