Report: Educators emphasize importance of home reading in maintaining literacy progress

Education Dive - Pat Donachie "Year-round reading is vital for [...]

April 28th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids Prefer Math and Science Subjects While Parents Value Reading and Writing

The Journal - Sri Ravipati "A majority of parents will [...]

April 19th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, School, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids are better readers than they were more than a decade ago

USA Today - Sean Rossman "First graders nowadays are better [...]

April 13th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Four Teaching Moves That Promote A Growth Mindset In All Readers

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Reading can be a [...]

April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, School, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pediatrician Explains How Doing This One Thing Early Can Change A Child’s Life

The Huffington Post - Lisa Capretto "Reading to your infant [...]

March 29th, 2017|Categories: Accountability, Books, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Please, Sir – sit! The tale of a learning support dog

The Guardian - Helen Pidd "When litter at Huntington school [...]

March 28th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Reading, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s Classroom Hero: why World Comic Book Day is next

The Guardian - JA Micheline "World Book Day has come [...]

March 3rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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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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How Reading Aloud to Therapy Dogs Can Help Struggling Kids

KQED News Mind/Shift - Juli Fraga "Two years ago, principal [...]

February 13th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Listening, Literacy, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, 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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