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 ...
How is the new literacy curriculum different? For the past few years, the Philadelphia School District has used a homegrown curriculum created by Philadelphia teachers. This curriculum, shared with ...
Allycia Uhrhan’s 6th graders at Truman Middle School in St. Louis started their field-science week collecting data on fish hatching at nearby Forest Park. But the trip really started the prior week, ...
In recent years, policymakers and researchers have continuously underscored the urgency of addressing the pandemic-era learning loss that has contributed to a deepening literacy crisis. Ignite Reading ...
For Lisa Parry, a 12th-grade teacher in South Dakota, the students' essays were getting stale. Her solution: get the students to turn to ChatGPT ‒ which serves up fresh ideas. Before her students ...
With educators under enormous pressure to make sure students meet grade level standards in reading and math, writing often takes a back seat in the curriculum, as many literacy experts have observed.
Born & Read in Suffolk is a year‑long campaign celebrating the joy of reading, and the opportunities it unlocks for people of all ages across the county.
PEABODY, Mass. (WWLP)– The state has awarded literacy grants to 15 school districts across the state, including two in western Massachusetts. The money is part of the state’s plan to invest in ...
Despite decades of policy effort, literacy remains one of the most persistent challenges facing Australian secondary schools.
Literacy is power and possibility, open doors and fleshed-out ideas. It breeds independence and understanding, not to mention nuance and capability. Literacy is a future. And it sure has come a long ...