Becoming a confident reader is a process that has a lot more to it than acquiring knowledge of letters and sounds. Fundamentally, a sense of ownership, interest ...

Everyone agrees that the early years of reading instruction are critical. But there are still vigorous debates among practitioners about how exactly to teach children to read—and new data confirm that ...

Teaching younger children through 'guided' play can support key aspects of their learning and development at least as well, and sometimes better, than traditional, direct instruction, according to a ...