Science of Reading and Learning Science
Understanding how children learn changes everything. The Science of Reading and broader learning science give us a research-based picture of how the brain develops, how children acquire skills, why some students struggle, and what instructional approaches make the biggest difference. Explore our articles to dig into the evidence.
Midweek Mini: “Does It Make Sense?” Is the Wrong Question
Three-cueing spread through reading classrooms for decades on a single premise — that skilled readers guess words from context, so children should learn to do the same. Research has since shown the opposite is true. Expert readers recognize words instantly because phonics instruction built automatic decoding pathways, and children taught to guess instead are learning a strategy that works on easy text and collapses exactly when they need it most.