In the wise words of Jane Austen, “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of ...

Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not imagining it: the alphabet song is changing. The original song most of us grew ...

Assembly Bill 1454 marks a turning point in California in a long-running debate over how to teach kids to read. For decades, ...

Many teachers have never learned how to teach reading using the method that science has determined to be effective, as an important new radio documentary explains. Others simply reject the evidence.

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. For decades, there’s been an overwhelming scientific consensus on the ...