Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help ...

First grader Aizlynn Castillo works on an assignment in Diana Oviedo-Holguin’s English-learner class at Heritage Elementary ...

Exactly how much reading of whole books—especially novels—students should be doing is a contested topic, with no clear ...

Alabama, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Mississippi—have shown that adopting more rigorous literacy standards and scientific ...

If you’ve been teaching for a while, you’ve probably noticed how your learners are no longer the same. Their habits, f ...

Classroom coaching is a proven strategy that improves reading scores with relatively little investment, and state school ...

Reading aloud is a wonderful way to build a love of stories and language. But listening to books does not, on its own, teach most children how to read. Only about 5 percent of students will learn to ...

Dianne Brewington, an instructor with Literacy KC at their newest headquarters in the old Westport Middle School in Kansas City. The organization that helps adults and families to improve literacy ...

Join the Center for Teaching and Learning for lunch and a talk about strategies to overcome that perennial challenge: getting students to do the reading. Jennifer Black of the Department of English ...

A recent survey found that parents want schools to prioritize teaching financial literacy Experts say kids need to learn both literature and how to manage their money, pay down debt, use a credit card ...

Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand ...