The UFLI reading curriculum is already used in McLean County school districts, including District 87 and Heyworth.

A new curriculum teaches young children how to break down words by their sounds and then put them back together.

But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political. "Progressives" at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique called "Balanced Literacy." Instead of memorizing sounds ...

And when it comes to kids learning to read, parents should remember that teachers can’t do the whole job themselves; they need parents as partners. What parents do may matter as much or more than ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

Teaching children how to identify and combine parts of words is an important component of a comprehensive approach to reading and spelling instruction, new ACU research shows. The study, led by ACU's ...

It’s a well-worn adage in education that students first learn to read, and then read to learn. At some point, usually around 3rd grade, school systems assume that children have the basics down. They ...