A former teacher and a literacy expert team up to compile a list of products and tips to help teach kids to read.

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

Today’s post wraps up a series on using comics and graphic novels in the classroom. For a decade, comics and graphic novels were an anchor in my educational pedagogy. They were omnipresent, including ...

Reading is, in some sense, the foundational act of most college learning: it is the place where our students come into contact with new concepts, new horizons, and unsettling ideas; where they find ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

Teaching centers have been on my mind lately. After the University of Texas at Austin announced that it would be shutting down its longstanding center, I heard from many of you about the impact that ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

Legislation aimed at improving literacy instruction and strengthening policies against teacher misconduct in Kentucky has ...

When you think of learning to read, you may picture a young student working through phonics flashcards or a picture book. But groups around Milwaukee also help adults strengthen their reading skills — ...

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The government says assessments are "vital tools" for identifying areas where pupils need extra support.