Books on the shelf at M.H. Moore Elementary School on Aug. 13, 2024. Amanda McCoy [email protected] The Fort Worth Independent School District is adopting a new phonics program that ...

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

Teaching phonics is great and absolutely necessary, but beware of non-phonetic words such as those spelled with “ough” (tough, bough, ought, through, though). 2.

If approved by the state Senate, as seems inevitable, all districts must use phonics beginning in 2026. The proper response to this is not applause. It is relief that the obvious has finally been ...

State focus on phonics. SB 488 was followed by a revision of the Literacy Standard and Teaching Performance Expectations for teachers, which outlined effective literacy instruction for students.

The phonics program will be implemented in the 2025-26 school year at a price tag of almost $1 million, specifically $965,977. “It’s such a lightning rod when you hear the word, ‘Bluebonnet.’ ...

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State focus on phonics SB 488 was followed by a revision of the Literacy Standard and Teaching Performance Expectations for teachers, which outlined effective literacy instruction for students.

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Phonics, which teaches the connection between letters and sounds, is a crucial step in making reading accessible and enjoyable for all students. From 2025, all Victorian primary schools will use ...