(The New York Times) Our children aren’t being taught to read in ways that line up with what scientists have discovered about how people actually learn. It’s a problem that has been hiding in plain sight for decades. According to…
(Fredericksburg Today) Summer reading is many students’ least favorite part of summer. However, not reading can cause students to lose learning gains they’ve just spent almost a year making. Struggles with reading affects learning in all content areas and can…
(The Hechinger Report) Despite the claims of those who propose to “disrupt” education with video lessons and a well-intentioned emphasis on STEM, reading remains the backbone of a real education. Unlike other species, humans use language as a kind of…
(Star Tribune) As a reader of a certain age, I have begun to take an actuarial view of my bookshelves. How many of these books am I really going to read before my own final chapter? With more and more…
(Berkeley USD) The Technology Teacher Leaders from all 14 Elementary and Middle Schools did an amazing job of soliciting teacher and staff input on the instructional technology tools which are found to be most valuable to teaching and learning. For…
(Romper) Unless you're well-versed in Early Childhood Education, it can be hard as a parent to really know what your child is "supposed" to be doing at what age — like, reading. Of course every child is different, and though we…
The number of students learning English as a second language is increasing. Most of these students are minorities from lower socio-economic family situations. School and government programs are being designed to support these students and the unique challenges they face.…