President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to Uttarakhand, was moved to tears on Friday as a group of visually impaired children sang a song to wish her on her 67th birthday.

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Systematic synthetic phonics is an evidence-based way of teaching children to read and write words, and is used from Prep to Grade 2. This approach is called “systematic” because it follows a clear, ...

Rocking it ‘n’ learning it The kids’ app, Rock ‘N Learn, is a hit among kids today. It helps your child to practise reading simple and short stories, which consist of short vowels, consonant, words, ...

Groups supporting Black students, such as the state’s NAACP chapter, urged a switch to phonics. But other groups supporting English learners and bilingual students wanted to keep the state’s current, ...