Reading
Better Than a Video Game
Current practice favors choice and levels. But when students all read the same book together, the satisfaction can be surprising.
Reading
Student Learning Recovering from Pandemic Losses, Ohio Data Show
For some subgroups—including English learners and students with disabilities—achievement has largely recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
Reading
Lucy Calkins Adjusts, and the Press Takes Notice
New York Times scrutinizes Columbia Teachers College reading and writing guru
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Assign High School Students the Entire Original Book, Not Dumbed-Down Excerpts
Reading aloud will improve fluency, build adolescent literacy
Reading
Holding Back 3rd Graders Who Can’t Read Is Only Part of the Answer
The purpose of a promotion policy is for students to be ready, not retained
Reading
Give a child a book, or teach her to read?
Decisions about using federal funding are best made at school level.
Reading
Can Teaching Be Improved by Law?
At least twenty states have passed or are considering measures related to the science of reading.
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Yes, Learning Standards Are Arbitrary. Yes, Learning Loss Is Real.
Children need to know how to read, and fewer of them are currently reading as well as they otherwise would be. That demands our attention, not our platitudes.
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Parental Pressure Mounts for More Phonics, Less Guessing in Teaching Reading
Lucy Calkins concedes instructional materials need an update.
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Take Away Their Cellphones
… So we can rewire schools for belonging and achievement
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
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Can schools narrow the gap?
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A 2024 Republican presidential contender says so.
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Take Away Their Cellphones
… So we can rewire schools for belonging and achievement
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
Is Randi Weingarten Really “The Most Dangerous Person in the World”?
A 2024 Republican presidential contender says so.
