Five reasons why you should read aloud to your kids – and pick their favourite book

The Conversation - Ryan Spencer "As parents know all too [...]

November 22nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Listening, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Who Helps Kids With Dyslexia Gain Reading Fluency?

KQED News Mind/Shift - Holly Korbey "When Martha Youman was [...]

October 31st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dyslexia, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Scientists Should Study Art And Literature

Forbes - Chad Orzal "So, why should students planning to [...]

October 28th, 2015|Categories: Arts, College/University, Humanities, literature, Scientist, STEM|Tags: Education, School|

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Books-to-Games: Transforming Classic Novels Into Role Playing Adventures

KQED News Mind/Shift - Rick Stiggins and Matt Chapman "Authors, [...]

October 27th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Let’s scotch the myth that boys don’t read

The Telegraph - Frank Furedi "Back in 2000, my wife [...]

October 24th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Boys, Brain, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Great Britain (UK), Language, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Boys trail girls in literacy and numeracy when starting school

The Guardian - Sally Weale "Boys starting school are being [...]

October 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boys, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Gender, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, literature, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Campaign warns 11% of world illiterate

BBC - Sean Coughlan "The Project Literacy alliance says that [...]

September 29th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bedtime story is key to literacy, says children’s writer Cottrell Boyce

The Guardian - Sally Weale "The childhood tradition of a [...]

September 26th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, literature, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why reading to young children matters

The Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas "Parents, prepare your funny [...]

September 8th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Boosting Poor Children’s Vocabulary Is Important for Public Health

The Atlantic - Emily DeRuy "Re­search sug­gests that poor chil­dren [...]

September 7th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, Low Income, Low Performing, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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