A new way of teaching reading, already in wide use in the U.S., is challenging the “look-say” method that took over the field beginning 40 years ago. Look-say, best known through the “Dick and Jane” ...

During the formative years of reading skills in schools, kids should be introduced to vowel sounds. These are not the easiest lessons, but vowels help them with reading and spelling accuracy. Learning ...

It is extremely difficult to convince teachers, teacher-trainers, textbook writers, parents among others that children who squeeze a system of sounds from thin air also have the capacity to learn the ...

(upbeat music) - Good afternoon, campers. Welcome back to Teaching In Room 9, our region's largest classroom. This is our Teaching In Room 9: Summertime Edition. Welcome back, learners. All right, as ...

The idea behind one-size-fits-all teaching sounds neat and efficient. Put kids in rows, give them the same lesson at the same time, test them the same way, and move on. It’s simple. It’s orderly. And ...