Gainsborough primary celebrates 100% phonics success

After harming millions of students, California finally embraces phonics

Few decisions a society makes are as consequential as how it teaches children to read. Children who can’t read proficiently by third grade are far more likely to fall behind, drop out of high school and face worse life outcomes — from lower earnings to higher incarceration rates to shorter life expectancy. This is why many academics frame literacy as being an issue of basic equity. Yet in California, even though progressives dominate local and s…

Gainsborough primary celebrates 100% phonics success

Benjamin Adlard Primary School sees all its Year 1 children achieve 100% success in phonics tests for the second year running.