Teaching phonics is great and absolutely necessary, but beware of non-phonetic words such as those spelled with “ough” (tough, bough, ought, through, though).

Yet educators have not reached consensus on how best to teach reading, and phonics is the part of the equation that people still argue about most.

Eleven questions about phonics teaching method change answered Victorian public schools will move to a “back-to-basics” approach for teaching kids how to read under a major change from next year.

How phonics is making a comeback as millions of kids struggle to read "I will get teared up because I think I can't read," fourth grader Raven said.

Key points: Evidence-based reading research demonstrates the need for explicit phonics instruction versus implicit instruction Teaching explicitly and systematically means just that–teachers expressly ...

The state's worst performing schools improved after 'science of reading' reforms, using phonics, were paired with ongoing support, analysis and parent buy-in.

Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students.

Inside the national effort to spread the science of reading and improve U.S. reading proficiency rates through phonics-based instruction.

Literacy experts explained 'the science of reading' isn't just one program or curriculum, but an entire body of research on how to teach reading.