The Education Week Spotlight on Recharging Reading Success: Getting Your Struggling Readers Back on Track is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on how teachers are implementing scientific research on reading into curriculum, how schools are helping students foster a love of reading, and how teachers are using writing to compliment reading instruction.
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Reading & Literacy
Explainer
How Do Kids Learn to Read? What the Science Says
The debate rages but the science is clear: Teaching systematic phonics is the most reliable way to make sure that kids learn how to read.
Student Well-Being
These Schools Filled Vending Machines With Books. Will It Motivate Reading?
Principals and teachers hope these book vending machines will encourage good behavior and foster a love of reading. They might—but schools should make sure they don't discourage already reluctant readers, says one researcher.
Reading & Literacy
A Look Inside One Classroom's Reading Overhaul
At an Ohio school, teachers who once “did their own thing” are now using structured literacy programs—and they say they’re seeing gains.
Reading & Literacy
'Decodable' Books: Boring, Useful, or Both?
These sound-it-out books designed for young readers aren’t always popular with teachers. But experts say they’re an important tool.
Teaching
Opinion
Connecting Reading & Writing 'Is a High-Leverage Move'
Five educators recommend strategies for using reading instruction as a tool to improve students' writing skills, including through the use of informal writing and sections of reading texts students can use as models for their writing.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Why I Created 'Book Groups' for My Students
Teacher Christina Torres wanted to create an in-class, curricular space for her students to build in-depth relationships with books. And she thought that if she let them choose what they read, they might value literature more.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
How to Make Reading Instruction Much, Much More Efficient
Scaling back small-group instruction could promise dramatic improvements in literacy, argues Mike Schmoker.
