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- SponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Are you a school leader or educator ready to unlock the power of literacy for your students?Reading & Literacy From Our Research Center We Asked Educators How They Define the 'Science of Reading.' Here's What They SaidThe array of responses demonstrate that many educators don't agree on what the term actually means.Reading & Literacy Letter to the Editor We Need a New Way to Teach PhonicsLet’s hear more about different, engaging ways to teach phonics.Reading & Literacy Letter to the Editor No, Book Bans Are Never ‘Reasonable’Our stories and histories deserve to be told without censorship, says this letter to the editor.Reading & Literacy With Moms for Liberty Endorsement, ‘Science of Reading’ Faces More Political ControversyThe endorsement from the conservative organization known for challenging books raises some thorny issues for the bipartisan movement.Reading & Literacy Challenges to Books in Public Schools Aren't Slowing DownAs book bans continue to increase in 2023, experts say it’s crucial for educators, parents, and students to fight bans in their districts.Reading & Literacy Opinion 5 Tips to Help Teachers Put the Joy Back in ReadingWhen we think of reading in the classroom, we often think of phonics or vocabulary. But what about teaching students how to love reading?Reading & Literacy Opinion Reading Research Is Getting Lost in Translation. What You Need to KnowThere's a yawning gap between what experts know will work and how that's implemented in the classroom.Reading & Literacy Opinion What Should We Really Make of Book Bans?Opinions are divided on the significance of recent (and not-so-recent) efforts to remove certain books from schools.Reading & Literacy Opinion Tired of the Reading Wars? Become a Conscientious ObjectorTeachers' obligation is to their students. The research combined with the knowledge of individual students should be the guide.Reading & Literacy 'I Literally Cried': Teachers Describe Their Transition to Science-Based Reading InstructionTeachers describe their journeys as they navigated the changing landscape of literacy instruction.Reading & Literacy Video Teachers, Try This: Teach Reading Through HopscotchFor students at all reading levels, these hopscotch mats create a fun and supportive daily reading practice.Reading & Literacy Opinion Don’t Worry About 'Book Bans'So-called “book bans” are a lot rarer—and more reasonable—than you might think, argue Max Eden and Jay P. Greene.Reading & Literacy Opinion Teachers, You Don't Need to Choose Sides in the Reading WarsInstead of arguing over who's right, let's focus attention on expanding knowledge about unresolved instructional issues.Reading & Literacy Teachers College to 'Dissolve' Lucy Calkins' Reading and Writing ProjectThe consulting group, founded by the popular and controversial literacy icon Lucy Calkins, will soon be shutting its doors.