Teaching a child to read is all about “decoding,” a fundamental skill in which readers sound out unfamiliar words. While it may seem like a fancy educational term — and some parents will hear it a ...

Barrie Olson moves us beyond linear literacy instruction  For decades, reading instruction in the US has been the subject of debate while student scores haveremainedlargely stagnant—andit’stime for a ...

TODAY’S WORD — DECIPHER (DECIPHER: dih-SIFE-er: To read; interpret; decode.) Average mark 36 words Time limit 45 minutes Can you find 45 or more words in DECIPHER? The list will be published Monday.

The seemingly simple task of reading is anything but simple. The moment our eyes fall on a word, a complex set of processes -- physical, neurological, and cognitive -- is set in motion, enabling us to ...