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 ...
Five tips to help you get your children reading for pleasure – with five books chosen by children
An easy way you can begin to develop a child’s innate choosing strategies is by introducing them to series, or even authors ...
Tuesdays with Toomey22d
Teach Reading the Right Way
Passing SB 801 was a good start. However, Pennsylvania must enact comprehensive reform and an evidence-based literacy curriculum aligned with the science of reading. Teach Plus and 24 other ...
The Conversation22d
‘It just lifted me’: new research suggests shared reading groups combat loneliness – and the effects can be astounding
The findings of our research suggest that shared reading groups, where people from all walks of life meet regularly to read and discuss literature, can provide the kind of meaningful social ...
WTOP News22d
Md. education board approves plan to hold back third graders who fall short on reading
Under the plan, parents can insist that their children be allowed to advance to the fourth grade ... science of reading, which focuses on teaching students based on phonics, comprehension and ...
School News Network23d
Fourth-grade writers share personal narratives
‘Upside Down Time’ Byron Center — Brown Elementary fourth-grade teachers recently transformed the cafeteria into a cozy coffee shop, complete with hot beverage service and video of a crackling fire ...
The Baltimore Sun23d
Literacy policy passed by Maryland school board after months of revisions
Wright was hired a year ago after retiring from her previous post as Mississippi’s state superintendent, where she is credited for bolstering the state’s fourth grade reading scores.
Sky Sports23d
Exeter 1-2 Reading
Reading ended Exeter's winning run with a 2-1 victory at St James Park. The Royals made the perfect start to take the lead inside a minute, after Exeter were caught playing with the ball inside ...
Reading Chronicle23d
Reading ranked fourth best in UK for public transport
Reading has been ranked as one of the best cities in Great Britain for public transport. The study, conducted by GetByBus, placed Reading fourth overall, with people in the town using a train ...
Frederick News-Post24d
State adopts literacy policy that allows 3rd grade students to be held back
A new literacy policy will allow third grade students in Maryland to be held back if they don’t show adequate reading proficiency. After considering three different versions, the Maryland State ...
Frontiers24d
The impact of a metacognition-based course on school students’ metacognitive skills and biology comprehension
The present study aims to fill this gap by investigating the effects of a metacognitive intervention on eighth grade students’ biology comprehension and metacognitive capacity. The research questions ...
The Harvard Crimson28d
Harvard’s Too Easy. I Looked Into Literally Every Possible Way to Fix That.
Last year, a report presented to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences revealed the extent of Harvard’s staggering grade inflation. Nearly 80 percent of grades given to students at the College in the ...