Rosa Higgs, a teacher from Berkeley, California, has proven why phonics instruction matters. Her phonics workbook series, Read in 40 Hours or Less, is designed to help Black students learn to read ...

In 2020, demand for workbooks helped drive unit sales of juvenile nonfiction up 23% over 2019, according to the NPD Group. In fact, six of the top eight kids’ nonfiction series last year, as measured ...