Educators don’t need to choose between building students’ knowledge and teaching reading comprehension strategies. The question isn’t whether to teach strategies—it’s how to do it and when. “Are we ...

There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. Solar power uptake. Scores of medical procedures. Add reading comprehension instruction ...

Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom ...

People who prefer visual learning will learn better from visualizations, right? And kids do better in school if their parents monitor, check, and assist with their homework, right? Those ideas seem ...

As states and districts overhaul the way their schools teach reading, many are banking on one specific professional-learning program to propel this transformation: Language Essentials for Teachers of ...

New York's youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach reading swings toward the so-called "science of reading." Gov. Kathy ...

Many years ago, around 2010, I attended a professional development program in Houston called Literacy Through Photography, at a time when I was searching for practical ways to strengthen comprehension ...

In the perfect world, students would read the texts we carefully curate for them with equal attention and care. In reality, many students struggle with college-level readings, either giving up on ...

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

What Is A Reading Specialist? A reading specialist is an educational professional who works with individuals that struggle to gain or improve literacy skills. Working primarily with children at the ...