Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.

Susie Coughlin was concerned when her daughter struggled with reading skills at her public school. The mom of two was disappointed her district didn't teach phonics as part of its literacy program.

A re-elected Malinauskas Labor Government's focus on lifting literacy and numeracy will see a second phonics check introduced for students in Year 2 ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Susie Coughlin, 43, an interior designer. It has been edited for length and clarity. When our daughter started struggling with reading, we thought ...