In January 2022, Wardle sold Wordle to The New York Times for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, though the game remained free to play. The trick to conquering the game is to guess the daily five-letter ...

She later shifted her gaze back to add the next word on her list, in short, wobbly letters: "fun ... has also introduced new foundational phonics curriculum, Lawson said, while she noted the ...

As of fall 2024, 40 states and Washington had passed science of reading laws, which mandate evidence-based reading instruction rooted in phonics and other foundational skills. While the laws don ...

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