Barrie Olson moves us beyond linear literacy instruction  For decades, reading instruction in the US has been the subject of debate while student scores haveremainedlargely stagnant—andit’stime for a ...

On April 9, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a panel on the decoding threshold, a key but little-known indicator for elementary and middle school students’ reading ability. The panel featured a ...

Reading comprehension is crucial for success in school and society but can be difficult for children initially. Decodable texts are widely believed to help by focusing on taught letter-sound ...

So many recent debates around reading have revolved around how much schools need to teach phonics. Kids aren't learning to read, the articles argue. They need phonics and an explicit approach.

The most recent round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results delivered a familiar gut punch: Just 30 percent of eighth graders in the United States read at or above the ...