Phonics gets more attention in elementary English/language arts classrooms than other core foundational reading skills, like fluency. More generally, states’ new reading laws emphasizing foundational ...
There’s been a lot of concern about phonics instruction in recent months, sparked by an illuminating new audio documentary. But there’s another aspect of reading—comprehension—that is equally crucial, ...
The UFLI reading curriculum is already used in McLean County school districts, including District 87 and Heyworth.
Misconceptions about how to help kids understand what they read are widespread, and some experts are unintentionally adding to the confusion about comprehension "skills" and strategies. Some ...
The March 20 article, “Reading Comprehension Teaching Has Improved—But Not Nearly Enough,” made me think back to my early days as a curriculum writer. I was drafting a lesson on the figurative ...
If you teach English learners, you already know the daily puzzle: a classroom full of students at five or six different ...
We must get back to holistic methods of teaching so that Oklahoma children will “learn to read, so they can read to learn.” ...
Other Side of the Story is the media literacy project from BBC Bitesize aimed at 11-16-year olds. Other Side of the Story ...
These instructional materials offer many advantages such as ensuring that students experience mathematics instruction aligned with grade-level standards, providing teachers with consistent, ...