To build a strong foundation of literacy, there are many strategies used to keep students engaged. Gina Melger has found ways ...

The phrase “high-quality instructional materials” sounds boring, even to me, and I’m a teacher. But the blandness of the ...

Are you a teacher, instructional coach, or school leader who is concerned about how to support all students in accessing grade-level texts? If so, you are not alone. In fact, in a survey last year, ...

With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading. This, of course, presents challenges for students ...

An eighth-grade history teacher in Dallas, Texas, says only two of her 110 students can read at grade level, a revelation ...

All computers come with spellcheckers and iPhones autocorrect their users’ texts. But despite those everyday features, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings of a new study suggest.

A former teacher turned nonprofit leader is working to close Georgia's literacy gap by putting free books directly into ...

A group of New Haven Academy freshmen leaned over their desks, closely reading a short passage of text to try to understand ...

They cannot apply inference; they cannot process questions that are longer than a sentence. They cannot connect cause and ...