Supporting students with reading challenges during COVID
How parents and teachers can support students with reading challenges during COVID19
After a year of digital learning and virtual teaching, let’s hear it for the joy of real books
Lockdown life accelerated the role of digital technology in the virtual classroom, but there is still no substitute for physical books in children's lives and learning.
Covid ‘may leave 12 million children unable to read’
More than half of all children who turn 10 this year will reach their milestone birthday without being able to read a simple sentence, according to a new analysis of UN data.
To help children learn how to read in the pandemic, encourage writing messages as part of play
To help children learn how to read in the pandemic, encourage writing messages as part of play. When kids write out treasure hunt clues and shopping lists to play grocery store, they're learning to read and write.
‘Explicit instruction’ provides dramatic benefits in learning to read
When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction -- a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and systematically -- is more effective than self-discovery through reading.
Study shows how reading skill shapes more than just reading
New research suggests that reading, writing and arithmetic, the foundational skills informally identified as the three Rs, might actually overlap in ways not previously imagined
Major Difference For Kids Reading Digital Vs. Print Books, Research Reveals
Reading digital books negatively impacts children's education, except if the books have the appropriate enhancements to support what the story is about.
Elementary reading development stalled during pandemic
Reading development has stalled in the youngest students during the pandemic, according to research from Stanford University
Debunking myths and supporting older struggling readers
The reasons that students remain struggling readers in middle and high school are frequently based on myths and misconceptions.
Lack Of In-Person Instruction Has Decreased Reading Skills In Younger Children
Experts are growing more concerned about a decrease in literacy among children due to COVID19