Reading & Literacy
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- Reading & Literacy K-12 Essentials Forum Reading Instruction Across Content DisciplinesJoin this free virtual event to hear from educators and experts implementing innovative strategies in reading across different subjects.
Reading & Literacy What Teachers Say They Need Most to Help Struggling Teen ReadersEducators also want more time in the school day to work on reading skills, a new survey finds.
Reading & Literacy Opinion Boys Don't Love to Read. Could This Former Teacher Be on to Something?Boys are falling behind in reading. Books with military-history themes may help reverse this trend.
Reading & Literacy Is Handwriting a Lost Art? What One College’s Kerfuffle Over Cursive Can Tell UsSince 2014, there’s been a resurgence of cursive and handwriting education.Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Student Literacy Data?Answer 7 questions about the importance of student literacy data and how to collect and use it.Reading & Literacy Webinar Literacy Success: How Districts Are Closing Reading Gaps FastSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.67% of 4th graders read below grade level. Learn how high-dosage virtual tutoring is closing the reading gap in schools across the country.
Reading & Literacy Reading Interventions for Older Students May Be Missing a Key ComponentMany older elementary and middle school students still struggle with foundational reading skills.
Special Report Different Subjects, Different ReadingHow can teachers help students master each content area's specialized vocabulary, tools, and ways of communicating?
Reading & Literacy Video Teaching Content and Supporting Reading Through Disciplinary LiteracyGet up to speed on what disciplinary literacy is and how teachers can start thinking about it—no matter their subject.
Reading & Literacy What Happens When Every Teacher in a School Has the Tools to Improve Reading?In a whole-school literacy initiative, students learn metacognitive tools to help with reading and then apply them across content areas.
Reading & Literacy Q&A What Is Disciplinary Literacy?Tim Shanahan's research helped crystallize the idea of "discipline specific literacy." How has it evolved?
Reading & Literacy Do Leveled Books Have Any Place in the Classroom?As the "science of reading" movement has spread, predictable texts for beginning readers have come under fire.Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Literacy Leadership?Answer 7 questions about the role of leadership in reading and literacy practices and curriculum.
Reading & Literacy How the Largest School District Is Adjusting to the Science of ReadingShifting practice in New York City, a balanced literacy stronghold, poses special challenges.
Reading & Literacy Video Implementing New Reading Materials Is Hard. How This Principal Got Buy-InA NYC principal explains how she implemented the Wit and Wisdom reading curriculum in her school. The first step was teacher buy-in.
