California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use ...

California schools use about half a dozen reading curricula, and some are more phonics-based than others. Typically, schools use a combination of programs and give teachers some leeway.

Tuck said he’s confident most schools will opt to use the new instructional ... But about 80% of districts don’t, according to research by the California Reading Coalition, a literacy advocacy ...

including schools in California, were teaching children to read by guessing at words (part of an approach often referred to as “balanced literacy”) rather than learning basic reading skills ...

California schools use about half a dozen reading curricula, and some are more phonics-based than others. Typically, schools use a combination of programs and give teachers some leeway.

Tuck said he’s confident most schools will opt to use the new instructional ... But about 80% of districts don’t, according to research by the California Reading Coalition, a literacy advocacy ...