Literacy
How District Administrators Can Support Teachers With Student Literacy Gains This Year
The 2023 Nation’s Report Card by the National Center for Education Statistics (NAEP) revealed that the reading scores of 13-year-old children at all percentiles have significantly declined since...
Literacy
Science of Reading Curriculum: What It Is and What It Isn’t
As educators, we aim to equip students with essential skills for lifelong success. We aim to provide students with a comprehensive toolbox, enabling them to become proficient learners and valuable...
Literacy
Science of Reading vs. Whole Language War Rages On; Students Lose
Johnathon stared at me. I stared back at him. With no words spoken between us, we communicated with only our eyes; my tutoring student and I locked in a battle of wills that we were both determined...
Literacy
The ‘Transformation is Real’ as the Science of Reading Takes Hold Across Public Schools
Perquimans Central Elementary is a school for pre-kindergarten through second grade in North Carolina’s rural northeast. Years ago, when Melissa Fields served as principal there, she adopted Lucy...
Literacy
VP Candidate Tim Walz is 100% Pro Teacher; Focuses on Science of Reading
Editor's note: This article was updated August 6th, 2024. At the Minnesota capitol in St. Paul, hundreds of people–parents, children, educators, community leaders and elected officials–came together...
Literacy
Ohio Gov Pushes for Science of Reading as Only Approach
Ohio could soon join the rush of states requiring schools to use the “science of reading” in all its classrooms by fall 2024 — going even further than many states by banning other literacy approaches...
