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Reading & Literacy Opinion How to Help Students Embrace Reading. Educators Weigh InTo encourage the development of lifelong-reading habits in their students, educators must use both science and art.
Reading & Literacy Project Science of Reading: Where Rhetoric Meets RealityA national movement seeks to change how reading is taught. Will it work?
Reading & Literacy Tracker Which States Have Passed 'Science of Reading' Laws? What's in Them?Education Week tracks which states mandate that schools use evidence-based methods to teach young students how to read.
Reading & Literacy Project What Is LETRS? Why One Training Is Dominating 'Science of Reading' EffortsThe intensive, expensive teacher training has boomed—but what does it include? And does it work?
Reading & Literacy Project Second Time’s A Charm? A State Revamps Reading Instruction—AgainBy prioritizing supports, North Carolina experts say its new “science of reading” law corrects flaws from a past effort.
Reading & Literacy Project States Are Pushing Changes to Reading Instruction. But Old Practices Prove Hard to ShakeMany teachers are receiving new training and materials. But 6 in 10 of them still use a debunked method.
Reading & Literacy Project Why Putting the 'Science of Reading' Into Practice Is So ChallengingPhilosophical disagreements, a rushed rollout, and a lack of ready-to-use materials have complicated one state's journey.
Reading & Literacy Opinion I Teach Writing. It's Emotional WorkA veteran teacher of writing outlines three techniques for helping students through the feelings that block writing.Reading & Literacy Spotlight Spotlight on Adolescent ReadingThis Spotlight will empower you with strategies for supporting students with better reading habits, high-impact tutoring research, and more.
Reading & Literacy Opinion A Simple Formula to Improve Reading and Writing SkillsAny teacher can effectively impart core literacy skills, writes Mike Schmoker. Here are three powerful steps to get started.
Reading & Literacy Opinion No, Fewer Books, Less Writing Won't Add Up to Media LiteracyNCTE’s call to “decenter” print media in favor of digital media has some troubling implications, argues Mike Schmoker.
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Reading & Literacy Letter to the Editor Reading Recovery Debate Is ‘Polarizing’The executive director of the Reading Recovery Community pushes back against criticism of the program.Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About the Science of Reading?Answer 7 questions about the science of reading.
Reading & Literacy What the Research Says Concerns Raised Over Reading Recovery's Long-Term EffectsThe popular literacy intervention showed dramatic benefits for 1st graders, but follow-up research points to drawbacks years later.
