In the December 2024 issue, Helen Lewis wrote about how one woman became the scapegoat for America’s literacy crisis. A heartfelt thank-you to Helen Lewis for her reporting on Lucy Calkins and the ...
Experts weigh how a linguistics-based approach, compared to the more recent "balanced literacy" methods, may increase ...
Third-grade co-teacher Rebecca Leach helps pupils select the best words for a sentence at Lima’s Heritage Elementary on Tuesday. LIMA — John Parent sat in the kindergarten classroom in wonderment as ...
Universities across Britain are teaching literature students how to cope with long novels. These initiatives, referred to as ...
Corrected: This story has been updated to note that the cancellation of contracts to develop U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse practice guides affected at least two guides that ...
Introduced legislation in Massachusetts aims to revamp statewide literacy instruction but some educators said schools need more funding and staff to help students succeed. If passed, school districts ...
As California wrestles with a statewide literacy crisis, a bill poised to hit Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk could fundamentally change the way students learn to read in California. The bill, AB 1454, would ...