Covid ‘may leave 12 million children unable to read’
More than half of all children who turn 10 this year will reach their milestone birthday without being able to read a simple sentence, according to a new analysis of UN data.
PROOF POINTS: Paper beats pixels on most picture books, research finds
For children, reading from a paper book is better than digital on most picture books, research finds
Why a return to the classroom was scary but worth it
A mom describes what it was like for her child to return to the classroom after a year away
To help children learn how to read in the pandemic, encourage writing messages as part of play
To help children learn how to read in the pandemic, encourage writing messages as part of play. When kids write out treasure hunt clues and shopping lists to play grocery store, they're learning to read and write.
An Encouraging Consensus on Character Education
Is character education making a comeback in schools? Here are some recommendations for developing compassion, courage, determination, fairness, grit, honesty, patience, respect, responsibility, self-motivation, and temperance.
Confused by your kid’s math homework? Here’s how it all adds up
Elementary school students are taught math in ways that can make parents’ heads spin, but there are good reasons for the new methods
The tutoring revolution: How it could transform education
Once a tool to help improve test scores, tutoring may now transform how education is delivered.
‘Explicit instruction’ provides dramatic benefits in learning to read
When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction -- a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and systematically -- is more effective than self-discovery through reading.
Inside the Massachusetts Study that Helped Change the CDC’s Stance on Social Distancing
Inside the Massachusetts Study that Helped Change the CDC’s Stance on Social Distancing
Psychotherapist Lists Qualities Of Mentally Strong Kids
Here are 7 signs that are proof that children are developing a strong mental state