A larm bells are tolling for students of all ages and literacy levels, from trends in COVID-19 recovery, to fundamental ...

Despite these efforts, Balanced Literacy gained widespread traction. But since the 2022 investigative podcast series Sold a Story amplified how influential education publishers had promoted these ...

A $6,000 grant from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Emerging Leaders Cabinet will boost a West Elementary project to foster reading and writing skills.  “West’s Balanced ...

The opposing side champions "balanced literacy," emphasizing word recognition and context clues. Policies have vacillated back and forth for over a century, but since 2019, the science of reading ...

So we need to do something different,” she recalled thinking of the years she taught reading using a method known as ‘balanced literacy’ that was considered best-practice. “That’s how my ...

California has joined a national effort to change how reading is being taught. States nationwide are rethinking balanced literacy, which has its roots in whole language instruction or teaching ...

President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) found support from the full Senate Education Committee Friday for her bill to further promote literacy standards in New Mexico. Senate Bill 242, the ...

The state had taken a stand in the debate over “structured literacy” versus “balanced literacy.” Standard 7 incorporates structured literacy. Taught under the banner of “science of reading,” it ...

Third-grade students from Five Hawks Elementary School switched roles acted as teachers and taught school board members a Fundations demonstration lesson during the Laker Pride portion of the ...