Tag: reading
Self-Selecting Success
Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s leading voice for children’s literacy, has a simple yet effective formula for increasing reading outcomes: choice + access...
The Three Elements of Reading Comprehension
We’ve all heard that when students can read on grade level by the end of grade three, their academic path forward is greatly facilitated....
National Library Week is in Full Swing
National Library Week began on April 3 and this year's theme is "Connect with Your Library."
According to the American Library Association's...
Reading Research Leading to Teaching Practice
For years, research into how students learn to read has progressed without really making its way into the classrooms where that learning is happening....
Stories of Kindness
A few years back, I kept a weekly appointment with 20-some-odd kids who loved to read and write stories. The unpaid assignment promised job-hungry...
Increasing Space Between Letters Could Help Dyslexic Readers
A study recently published in Research in Developmental Disabilities has shown that dyslexic children may be able to improve their reading speed with increased...
Campaign Against Library Censorship
EveryLibrary has launched a campaign against proposed measures in several states that could lead to librarians facing criminal charges as a result of their...
Reading & Writing Project Celebrates 100th Reunion
Last month, the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) celebrated their 100th Reunion with 5000 teachers virtually attending more than 250 free workshops. For...
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 9: Over-Reliance on One Method
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 9
In the last volume of “Rumi in the Language Classroom”, the story of “a man and his cow”...
