Study Shows Brain’s Innate Capacity for Reading
Research shows the human brain is pre-wired to see words
Early Literacy Instruction Should Go Beyond the Basics
Early literacy instruction should go beyond the basics. Preparing kids to be critical thinkers and problem solvers requires teaching a mix of foundational skills and higher-level abstract skills.
Low Adult Literacy Costs U.S. $2.2 Trillion a Year
The U.S. could be losing up to $2.2 trillion annually due to low literacy rates according to a new study by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and Gallup.
COVID-19 Is Forever Changing How Students Experience Libraries
COVID-19 Is Forever Changing How Students Experience Libraries
Supporting Middle School Readers Tackling More Complex Texts
How we can help middle school students assess their reading skills and grow to enjoy increasingly complex texts.
‘My Biggest Challenge and My Biggest Fear:’ Teaching Kids How to Read Remotely During the Pandemic
Parents have a greater responsibility than ever before to help their children practice reading aloud, and teachers should limit video calls to five or six students. Are either possible during pandemic?
When Kids Say ‘I’m not a reader’: How Librarians Can Disrupt Traumatic Reading Practices
When a student has a poor experience like being shamed for their reading choices, they can begin to associate reading with painful feelings of insecurity, humiliation and/or toxic stress.
Parental Pressure Mounts for More Phonics, Less Guessing in Teaching Reading
Parents and early childhood education experts are ready to put the "science of reading" back on the front burner of education topics
Five books to read to children that adults will enjoy
Here are some books that will make reading time more enjoyable for children and the adults reading to or with them.
School reading classes still in a slump without more social studies
How social studies can give students a literacy boost