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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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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Andy McNab says joyless education is damaging poor children’s literacy

The Guardian - Danuta Kean "The Bravo Two Zero author, [...]

January 31st, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Engaging fathers in parenting intervention improves outcomes for both kids and fathers

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "A parenting program where fathers [...]

January 29th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dads, Education, Family, Family Engagement, Fathers, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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7 sneaky ways to get students reading using technology

E-School News - Eve Heaton "We all have had students [...]

January 24th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, 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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Fiction has significant role in social emotional learning

Education Dive - Tara García Mathewson "Researchers describe “theory of [...]

January 6th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is literature the answer to tackling poor civics curriculum?

Education Dive - Shalina Chatlani "Judging by the cover, "The [...]

December 19th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Authors and teachers pick a children’s book for Christmas

The Guardian - Rebecca Ratcliffe "Education Guardian’s Christmas gift ideas [...]

December 19th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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World’s largest K-12 reading survey identifies trends, highlights best practices

E-School News - Staff Writer "Tapping into data collected from [...]

November 20th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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