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The latest news about reading, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Tablets, Smartphones Influence Reading Instruction
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Tablets, Smartphones Influence Reading Instruction

The number of games, apps, and software to help students learn to read and increase their literacy skills is growing fast, and the tools themselves are becoming more interactive and animated. (February 7, 2013)

Spotlight on Reading Instruction

This Spotlight focuses on research on what works in teaching reading and successful tools and tactics already at work in classrooms.

Spotlight on Middle and High School Literacy

Many educators are learning that it's not just young children who need help with literacy skills.

Spotlight on Creating Readers

Reading is considered a bedrock skill in the overall process of learning.

Issue Backgrounder

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The Book Whisperer Blog

09/30 09:28 am | The Next Chapter | Donalyn Miller says goodbye to The Book Whisperer blog and invites you to continue thinking and learning about reading instruction.

BookMarks Blog

05/23 10:23 am | Braille Summit Coming in June | The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped will convene its first major conference to explore the future of Braille.

On-Demand Webinar

Reading Interventions: When Core Instruction Isn't Enough
Two instructional intervention experts provided research-based guidance for planning and implementing reading interventions to meet the varying needs of students.

PD Webinar

Developing Young Readers With CAFE Book Authors Gail Boushey and Joan Moser
In this webinar, the authors provided a brief overview of the CAFE system, and discussed a systemized approach to reading instruction.

Special Collection

Getting Creative About Literacy
This issue of the Teacher PD Sourcebook aims to highlight instructional efforts that bring reading and writing to life for today's students.

PD Sourcebook

The Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook features a directory of courses, materials, and resources for teachers on:
• English/Reading
• Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Instruction

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Bringing Students to Life With Memoir Writing
Writing teachers are uniquely poised to facilitate life-altering experiences for students by encouraging them to write their stories, says teacher Greg Graham.
January 29, 2013 - Teacher
Children Still Prefer Print Books to E-Books
The popularity of e-books, however, is growing, according to a Scholastic survey of 6- to 17-year-olds.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
Three Districts Test Model Common-Core Unit for ELLs
Experts are piloting lessons intended to show educators what common-core instruction might look like with students learning English.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
Summer Learning Can Be a Game Changer
Summer learning prevents students from losing much of what they've learned during the year, writes Gary Huggins.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
On Global Exams, U.S. Comes Closer to Finland
While the two nations ran even in math, Finland maintained the lead in science and reading even though some U.S. states finished ahead.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
Confusing Achievement With Aptitude
Year-end tests are not a predictor of future performance and shouldn't be perceived as such, writes Dave Powell.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Sanitizing Children's Literature
A new version of a Christmas classic has Anita Voelker questioning the desire to make children's books perfectly safe.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
Sale of McGraw-Hill Education Highlights K-12 Publishing Trends
The transaction was the latest development in a period of significant change in the educational publishing world as companies move from print textbooks to digital products and services.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
American 4th Graders Among Top Readers in Global Study
The United States has gained ground against countries that are top performers in the 2011 PIRLS, or Progress in International Reading Literacy Skills, improving to far above the international average, the latest results show.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
NAEP Data on Vocabulary Achievement Show Same Gaps
Big gaps exist across racial and ethnic groups and income levels, the first-of-its-kind report from "the nation’s report card" shows.
December 6, 2012 | Updated: December 12, 2012 - Education Week

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