NEW YORK -- The ABCs of reading are more like the AIOs. When children are learning to read, it's best to teach them the easiest skills first, usually identifying the short sounds of vowels -- such as ...

Children need more than just food and shelter. They need books as well and Hooked on Phonics is ready to help. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Hooked on Phonics launched HOP Across America, a ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

Only about one-third of elementary school students in the U.S. are reading at grade level, according to the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress. In response, many schools are rethinking ...