California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

For about the last two decades, an approach to teaching reading known as balanced literacy has been dominant across the country—and especially in New York City.

The Louisiana turnaround model uses the evidence-based “science of reading” approach, which emphasizes phonics, phonemic awareness and comprehension.

A focus on teaching children to read using an approach known as synthetic phonics, has sucked the joy out of learning to read, according to the authors of a new study.

Eric Adams rejected trendy reading curricula, stuck to phonics and drilling, and saw a massive improvement in reading scores.

Sandlapper Elementary School principal Dr. Whitney Prowell says they’re experiencing growth since implementing the ‘Science of Reading’ approach to learning.

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that impacts the brain’s ability to process language. It impacts a person’s reading, writing, spelling, and pronunciation of words.

DeWine is using this money to further his push to shift all Ohio public schools toward the Science of Reading — a phonics-based approach rooted in how the brain processes written language.

The Golden State was first to popularize a “whole language” approach in the 1980s, which emphasizes immersing children in text and developing a love of reading, with little direct instruction.

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