Using Stories to Teach Math

Edutopia - L.L. Barkat "When I was an elementary classroom [...]

December 23rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, School, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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The year’s best science books for kids have something for everyone

PRI - Julie Franz "Finding the perfect science book for [...]

December 23rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Teens Find Stories About The End Of The World So Appealing

KQED News Mind/Shift - Elissa Nadworny "The plots of dystopian [...]

December 19th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Can sadness be good for reading?

The Hechinger Report - Jill Barshay "I’ve always assumed that [...]

December 18th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Giving Students a Little Taste of a Book

Edutopia - Emma Tackett "I learned about the book tasting—an [...]

December 13th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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For baby’s brain to benefit, read the right books at the right time

Medical X-Press - Lisa S. Scott "Parents often receive books [...]

December 11th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Analysis: Why Are All the Stories About Boys Falling Behind Girls at School Ignoring the Forces Keeping Them There?

The 74 Million - Richard Whitmire "A recent flurry of [...]

December 3rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Boys, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cultivating a Love of Reading in the Digital Age

Edutopia - Monica Burns "Do your students turn the pages [...]

December 2nd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Read it and weep: Kids are still not embracing nonfiction, despite campaign

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "I have ideas on [...]

November 26th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Manning: Reading to kids key to their learning

The Boston Herald - Maureen Manning "November is Family Literacy [...]

November 25th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Listening, Literacy, literature, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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