WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The warring factions in the phonics vs. whole-language debate need to stop arguing and work together, says the dean of Purdue University's School of Education. "The debate is ...

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In this episode we will discuss using context to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. Plus look at how the verb to be is used to link subjects and their complements. Hello. I’m Margot Politis.

Move over "Dick and Jane." A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...

Reading specialists have often pitted phonics against holistic word recognition and whole language approaches in the war over how to teach children to read. However, a new study shows that the three ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.