Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum − a literacy expert explains what’s changing
The new curriculum is grounded in research on how kids best learn to read. But it will take teachers time to learn which ...
Parents now call the shots on whether their struggling third-graders are held back. But does it help or hurt Ohio students?
For the past decade, Ohio required that students who failed reading benchmarks be held back. Now, a new policy hands that decision to parents, allowing them to promote their children, regardless of ...
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Not so book smart: Trend shows more students are reading fewer books in English class
Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers played audio of the books during ...
5th graders honored by Mavericks after tens of thousands of hours read
A class full of fifth graders who read for tens of thousands of hours were honored by players and the mascot for the Kansas ...
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she ...