In the Fort Worth Independent School District and across Texas, conversations about literacy instruction have largely focused ...
Previous studies have showed that reading fluency is strongly associated with cognitive skills ... fourteen characters from each grade. The average number of strokes of the selected characters was 9.6 ...
Bringing fifth-grade volunteers to help first-graders improve their reading has proven a success at Watson Elementary School, ...
The Reading Theater Project has announced the 10th annual 5-Minute Fringe Festival: Inspired by True Events. This live ...
We have a lot of interactions at the library where a kid came in and they saw the book, and (they’re like,) ‘I’m reading that book this year. I’m so excited to be in fifth grade this year ...
The St. Bonaventure University Reading Center is offering a free, seven-week “Spring Into Reading” program for students in ...
Some elementary grades showed improvements and reading and math, others did not. Administrators said that a switch in the assessments given to certain grades could have played a role.
A recent report from Harvard and Stanford Universities shows Vermont saw one of the biggest drops in test scores between 2019 and 2024. The initiative aims to tackle early childhood literacy struggles ...
Chris Ward, a Grade 4 teacher in Taber, Alta., runs a reading challenge each year with his students, asking them to complete two books each month, for a total of 20 over the school year.
New laws in Indiana could mean that nearly 40% of Hoosier kids will be held back from 4th grade. But this burden isn’t just felt in Indiana, it’s a problem nationwide. There are some factors that ...
The finalists for the 2025 National Teacher of the Year award include three English/language arts teachers and a school librarian-cum-history teacher who infuses a literacy focus across the curriculum ...