Spotlight on Creating Readers

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On Creating Readers


The Education Week Spotlight on Creating Readers is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors including insights on:

  • Coaching teachers to boost student’s reading skills
  • Using e-readers with dyslexic students
  • Teaching literacy skills with video and interactive games
  • Measuring the impact of the “Striving Readers” program
  • Achieving full literacy with response to intervention (RTI)

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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 12, 2010 | Updated: May 6, 2016 – 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 20, 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 21, 2009 | Updated: March 10, 2017 – 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 14, 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 12, 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)

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