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Teaching Kids How to Read During COVID-19
Many of the nation's elementary schools are staring down a daunting challenge: teach young children to read, without being able to interact with them in person.
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Getting Reading Right
Learning to read is arguably the most important academic experience students will have during their school years. But it’s not a given.
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The Changing Face of Literacy
The advent of computers, smartphone apps, e-books, and other electronic media devices has transformed the way Americans read. Is it changing the way our children learn to read and write as well?
Reading & Literacy Districts Using 'High-Quality' Reading Curricula Still Supplement With Other Materials. Why?A new report maps the shifting reading curriculum market.
Reading & Literacy Opinion ‘She Gave Us a Way In’: A Teacher’s Defense of Lucy CalkinsEvery decade, a new savior for literacy emerges: Phonics! Whole language! Balanced reading! Phonics, again!
Reading & Literacy Trump School Funding Freeze Has Some Districts Scrambling to Save 'Science of Reading' PDTeachers need ongoing assistance to make difficult shifts in teaching reading. Some districts had counted on the withheld Title II funding.Reading & Literacy Webinar The Future of the Science of ReadingSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Join us for a discussion on the future of the Science of Reading and how to support every student’s path to literacy.
Reading & Literacy ‘A Good Deal of Nostalgia’: New York’s Uneven Embrace of the Science of ReadingEducators say that they're mixing new approaches with the curricula and teaching strategies they've previously used, a new survey finds.
Reading & Literacy How a Teacher Used an AI Tool to Help Her Students' Reading ComprehensionA 6th grade language arts teacher discusses how AI image creators can help boost reading comprehension.Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Early Literacy Learning?Answer 7 questions about building strong family and school connections.
Reading & Literacy Popular Reading Programs Feature 'Multisensory' Instruction. Does It Help?Many elementary school classrooms incorporate touch and movement into reading lessons. But research on the practice is inconclusive.
Reading & Literacy California Is Poised to Pass a 'Science of Reading' Law After a Long, Tense DebateAdvocates on both sides say the compromise bill is strong, but imperfect. Will it move literacy instruction forward in the state?
Reading & Literacy Fewer Parents Are Reading Aloud to Their Kids. Why That MattersPleasure reading is the best way for emerging readers to maintain their skills in the summer. Getting parents on board can be challenging.
Reading & Literacy Opinion 6 Active Reading Strategies to Engage Students (DOWNLOADABLE)How can teachers scaffold literacy instruction for developing readers? Start here.
Reading & Literacy How Spelling Bees Can Improve Students' Reading SkillsFaizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week.
Reading & Literacy Trump's Ed. Dept. Wants to Fund 'Evidence-Based' Reading. What Will That Mean for Schools?The agency has placed literacy squarely on its agenda amid an ongoing national "science of reading" movement.
Reading & Literacy Court Dismisses Reading Lawsuit Against Lucy Calkins, Other 'Balanced Literacy' ProponentsParents alleged the reading materials had been fraudulently marketed, but a federal court declined to adjudicate the research behind the programs.
Reading & Literacy What the Research Says Is 3rd Grade Retention the Secret to Better Reading Outcomes—Or Something Else?A new study suggests that the benefit to kids doesn’t actually come from having them repeat a grade.
