Report: Educators emphasize importance of home reading in maintaining literacy progress

Education Dive - Pat Donachie "Year-round reading is vital for [...]

April 28th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids are better readers than they were more than a decade ago

USA Today - Sean Rossman "First graders nowadays are better [...]

April 13th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Four Teaching Moves That Promote A Growth Mindset In All Readers

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Reading can be a [...]

April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, School, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kindergartners Enter More Ready in Math and Literacy, Researchers Say

Education Week - Christina A. Samuels "Daphna Bassok at the [...]

March 11th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Literacy, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Read black history, culture all year long

The Star - Staff Writer "Black History Month has just [...]

March 5th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Language Arts, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s Classroom Hero: why World Comic Book Day is next

The Guardian - JA Micheline "World Book Day has come [...]

March 3rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Sleepovers with stuffed animals help children learn to read

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "Sending stuffed animals for a [...]

February 28th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Japan, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Reading Aloud to Therapy Dogs Can Help Struggling Kids

KQED News Mind/Shift - Juli Fraga "Two years ago, principal [...]

February 13th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Listening, Literacy, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Personalized learning isn’t just for math — it boosts literacy, too

Education Dive - Autumn A. Arnett "In Utah, the UPSTART [...]

February 10th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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Instead of digital devices, a push to get books into the hands of young readers

Ed Source - Carolyn Jones "With her wide smile and [...]

February 10th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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