Giving Students a Little Taste of a Book

Edutopia - Emma Tackett "I learned about the book tasting—an [...]

December 13th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Encouraging a Love of Poetry

Edutopia - L.L. Barkat "A poem is a lightweight thing, [...]

December 4th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Language Arts, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, School, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Analysis: Why Are All the Stories About Boys Falling Behind Girls at School Ignoring the Forces Keeping Them There?

The 74 Million - Richard Whitmire "A recent flurry of [...]

December 3rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Boys, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cultivating a Love of Reading in the Digital Age

Edutopia - Monica Burns "Do your students turn the pages [...]

December 2nd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Getting Help for Kids with Dyslexia is Difficult

KQED News Mind/Shift - Emily Hanford "The reluctance to confirm [...]

November 30th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dyslexia, Education, Learning, News, Public School, Reading, Reading Difficulties, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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How to Get Your Mind to Read

The New York Times - Daniel T. Willingham "Current education [...]

November 29th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language Arts, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Dyslexia—when spelling problems impair writing acquisition

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "Dyslexia is a reading disorder [...]

November 29th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dyslexia, Education, Learning, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Read it and weep: Kids are still not embracing nonfiction, despite campaign

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "I have ideas on [...]

November 26th, 2017|Categories: 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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Manning: Reading to kids key to their learning

The Boston Herald - Maureen Manning "November is Family Literacy [...]

November 25th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Listening, Literacy, literature, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How preschool teachers feel about science matters, new research finds

The Hechinger Report - Lillian Mongeau "Whether or not preschool [...]

November 8th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Preschool, Reading, School, School Accountability, Science, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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