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Teaching Spotlight Spotlight on PreK-12 Problem-Based Learning
This Spotlight will help you learn how to prepare students for the workforce, partner with students on sustainability initiatives, and more.
January 15, 2025
Reading & Literacy Spotlight Spotlight on the Early Learning Success: Literacy and Math Foundations
This Spotlight will help you explore phonemic awareness instruction, developing math fluency through problem-solving, and more.
January 15, 2025
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Reading & Literacy Does Teaching 'Sight Words' Contradict the Science of Reading?
Simple words like "the" and "of" are everywhere, but don't follow regular phonics patterns. How should teachers approach them?
Sarah Schwartz, January 10, 2025
6 min read
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Social Studies How History Class Can Foster Lifelong Literacy Skills
Parsing historical documents can train students to be critical consumers of information in their own lives, experts say.
Sarah Schwartz, December 26, 2024
3 min read
First grader Makai Parker practices reading skills at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C. The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including this first grade classroom at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C.
First grader Makai Parker practices reading skills at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C. The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including this first grade classroom at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C.
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Reading & Literacy Video Video: Why Are Parents Suing Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell?
All you need to know about the lawsuit targeting popular literacy gurus Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas, and Gay Su Pinnell.
Stephen Sawchuk & Lauren Santucci, December 17, 2024
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Reading & Literacy K-12 Essentials Forum Reading Instruction Across Content Disciplines
Join this free virtual event to hear from educators and experts implementing innovative strategies in reading across different subjects.
December 12, 2024
Mathematics Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Innovative Approaches to Math Engagement?
Answer 7 questions about effective strategies to engage students in math.
November 8, 2024
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Social Studies Download What Is Social Studies Literacy? How Educators In the Field Teach Reading
The sources students consult, the kinds of arguments they make, differ from history to economics to geography.
Sarah Schwartz, November 5, 2024
1 min read
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Dan Page for Education Week
Special Report Different Subjects, Different Reading
How can teachers help students master each content area's specialized vocabulary, tools, and ways of communicating?
October 28, 2024
Reading & Literacy Video Teaching Content and Supporting Reading Through Disciplinary Literacy
Get up to speed on what disciplinary literacy is and how teachers can start thinking about it—no matter their subject.
Stephen Sawchuk & Lauren Santucci, October 28, 2024
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Dan Page for Education Week
Science Reading and Writing Like a Scientist
English and science teachers in Missouri middle schools collaborate to help students tackle complex scientific texts.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 28, 2024
6 min read
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Dan Page for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Q&A What Is Disciplinary Literacy?
Tim Shanahan's research helped crystallize the idea of "discipline specific literacy." How has it evolved?
Stephen Sawchuk, October 28, 2024
10 min read
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Dan Page for Education Week
Social Studies 'Can We Trust This Source?' And Other Questions Readers Ask in History
Historical texts require students to weigh authors' bias, context, and audience.
Sarah Schwartz, October 28, 2024
7 min read
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Dan Page for Education Week
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.
Lauraine Langreo, October 28, 2024
8 min read