Spotlight on Creating Readers

On Creating Readers

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Coaching of Teachers Found to Boost Student Reading

A study of the Literacy Collaborative approach to instruction finds that putting reading coaches in schools can yield strong gains.

May 4, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week

Schools Test E-Reader Devices With Dyslexic Students

But the jury is still out on the impact those digital tools are having on helping students with reading disabilities.

October 15, 2010 - Digital Directions

Pre-K Lessons Linked to TV Produce Gains in Literacy, Study Says

Low-income preschoolers taught with video and games from educational programs made progress in early literacy skills, a study has found.

October 14, 2009 | Updated: April 4, 2012 - Education Week

'Striving Readers' Tough to Measure

Striving Readers, which the Obama administration wants to expand, has not shown impressive student-achievement results so far.

October 9, 2009 - Education Week

Commentary

Reading: More Than an Academic Issue

If America wants widespread literacy, it has to address the social, economic, physical, and behavioral factors that prevent the most vulnerable from learning how to read, Rhonda H. Lauer writes.

May 21, 2010 - Education Week

Responding to RTI

Early-reading expert Richard Allington believes response to intervention is possibly "our last, best hope" for achieving full literacy in the United States. So why does he sound so unhopeful?

April 9, 2010 - Teacher

Getting Real Reading to Work

Teaching students to love reading is the key to academic success, says teacher Ariel Sacks.

March 10, 2010 - Teacher (Web)