Ask an early-elementary teacher what the recently popularized term “science-based reading instruction” means, and the response is likely to include something about decoding—the process of ...

Despite expectations that students master basic reading skills by third grade, many continue to struggle with reading into upper elementary school and beyond. A recent study commissioned by the ...

Explicit and systematic instruction in foundational skills—phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, and encoding—are necessary, said Kurto. But they’re not the only components of a ...

How Buhl Elementary boosted reading proficiency for third-graders. Gary Cosby Jr. ... decoding words, encoding words and vocabulary to help students have a better grasp of reading.

Under current law, elementary schools are required to teach literacy up to third grade, instruction that includes “reading, writing, speaking, listening, reasoning, and mathematics.” The bill requires ...

Susan Richardson, a first-grade teacher at Hillcrest Elementary, began piloting UFLI last school year in her small group instruction. “Soon after implementing UFLI, I began to see an increase in my ...