Focusing on Reading in Papua New Guinea

Global Partnership for Education - Jeff Ramin "Papua New Guinea [...]

December 25th, 2014|Categories: Education, Learning, Literacy, Papua New Guinea, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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Op-ed: The gift of literacy

The Deseret News - John Hoffmire "The holiday season is [...]

December 23rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Research: Summer School Yields Larger Math Gains

The U.S. News - The Hechinger Report "Back in 2007 [...]

December 22nd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Reading Paradox: How Standards Mislead Teachers

Education Next - Kathleen Porter-Magee "Beyond the foundational reading skills, [...]

December 22nd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Literacy group making inroads expanding students’ vocabulary skills

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "One of [...]

December 21st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, Milwaukee, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Parents reading aloud to children helps language skills, education

The Gainesville Times - Chelsey Abercrombie "Once a week since [...]

December 14th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, Learning, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Schools push to keep kids reading during holiday break

The Miami Herald - CHRISTINA VEIGA AND JEFFREY PIERRE "She [...]

December 14th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, Learning, Literacy, Miami, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New York Teachers-to-Be: 68% Pass Rate on Basic Literacy Test

Education News - Kristin Decarr "New data shows that a [...]

December 10th, 2014|Categories: Classroom, College/University, Common Core Standards, Education, Literacy, New York, Teacher Training|Tags: Education, School|

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Touchscreen technology is good for kids? Don’t believe the hype

The Guardian - Eliane Glaser "Children are much more likely [...]

December 3rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Family, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Oregon campaign calls for parents to use everyday activities to help children learn to read

Oregon Live - Laura Frazier "Oregon Chief Education Officer Nancy [...]

December 3rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, Literacy, News, Oregon, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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