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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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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The Best Ways to Build Strong Early Reading Skills

The Huffington Post - Merete L. Kropp "Filled with good [...]

January 21st, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Family Engagement, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, 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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Reading with your children—books vs tablets

Medical X-Press - Nicola Yuill "Most of us have an [...]

December 15th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Quality pre-K helps low-income students score better on reading tests

The Star-Telegram - Diane Smith "Participating in full-day, high-quality pre-kindergarten [...]

December 8th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Preschool, Reading, Teacher, Texas, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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U.S. math scores decline on international test of 15-year-olds

Ed Source - Theresa Harrington "U.S. students declined in average [...]

December 6th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, PISA, Reading, Science, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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