Reading & Literacy
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Beyond 3rd Grade: What to Do When Older Students Struggle to Read
Many secondary students also struggle with basic reading. How can schools catch them up?
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Different Subjects, Different Reading
How can teachers help students master each content area's specialized vocabulary, tools, and ways of communicating?
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Reading to Understand: Unlocking the Elements of Comprehension
Reading comprehension is a complex element of the "science of reading." Learn how schools can foster students’ ability to make sense of texts.
Reading & Literacy More Kids Are Learning to Read on AI-Generated Text. What Are the Pros and Cons?AI tools can easily create practice passages. Are they comparable to those written by humans?
Reading & Literacy Can Lighter-Touch Tutoring Programs Benefit Kids Too?A short, classroom-embedded tutoring program showed persistent gains in student improvement.
Reading & Literacy Dolly Parton's Legacy Extended From Country Music to LiteracyThe iconic singer, who died this week, founded Imagination Library to support children birth through age 5.Reading & Literacy Whitepaper Six Principles That Turn Decoding into Reading FluencySponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.This eBook shares six research-backed principles for designing practice that builds real automaticity. Ideal for educators moving student...
Reading & Literacy First Reading. Then Math. Is the 'Science of Writing' Next?Integrating reading and writing can lead to better student outcomes in both areas, studies show.
Reading & Literacy A New Phonics Debate Shows How the 'Science of Reading' Movement Is EvolvingGrowing momentum behind 'linguistic' phonics has raised questions about how best to use classroom time.
Reading & Literacy What is 'Linguistic' Phonics and Why Are Some Schools Adopting It?A new question is emerging in the "science of reading": Is one type of phonics instruction better than another?
Reading & Literacy Middle Schoolers' Reading Scores Are Still Stuck at Post-Pandemic LowsNew data shows that the lowest-performing students are falling the furthest behind.
Reading & Literacy Federal 'Science of Reading' Bill AdvancesA Senate committee also passed a proposal to classify dyslexia separately under federal disability law.
Reading & Literacy Is Required Summer Reading a Good Idea? What the Research SaysStudies show benefits for summer reading in general. But little evidence supports assigning specific books.
Reading & Literacy Opinion Teacher-Tested Strategies for Improving Reading InstructionHow educators are making literacy lessons stick in their classrooms.
Reading & Literacy Opinion The Two-Minute Fix Every Phonics Lesson NeedsIt may look like an amusing tangent, but this exercise can cement new vocabulary.
Reading & Literacy Why Mandatory Summer Reading Doesn’t Work—and What Teachers Prefer InsteadSummer reading shouldn’t be prescriptive, most teachers say.
Reading & Literacy Can the Prospect of 3rd Grade Retention Improve Early Literacy? Yes, Study SaysThe findings add another wrinkle to an ongoing debate over retention policies tied to reading scores.Reading & Literacy Spotlight From Teacher Overload to Literacy ImpactNew research, literacy shifts, and teacher support strategies are reshaping instruction and classroom practice nationwide.
