Presenter 1: I’ve found these new words, but I can’t seem to read them. Presenter 2: If you can’t decode them then they might be tricky words. ‘n-o’ isn’t ‘noh’, it should be ‘no’. Presenter 1: Ah ...

As test scores lag, there’s a growing debate between proponents of the “science of reading,” which emphasizes phonics, and traditional educators who prefer to instill a love of literature. Ari Cotton, ...