Tag: literacy
Two Teams Share $7M Adult Literacy XPRIZE
XPRIZE, in partnership with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, has announced two grand prize winners of...
Children’s Rights to Read Pledge
More than 1,000 individuals and organizations, representing over 50 countries; 30 organizations; 20 schools, districts, and universities; and 175,000 students, have pledged support to...
Preschool Reading Boosts Language Skills by Eight Months
A new review of existing research finds that receptive language skills—the ability to understand information – are improved by the equivalent of eight...
Decoding Versus Cognitive Ability
Terrie L. Noland believes we need to understand the automaticity of executing lower-level reading processes in order to master higher-level comprehension
Automaticity is necessary in everything we do to enable...
Focus on Student-Centered Learning
In Future-Focused Learning: Ten Essential Shifts of Everyday Practice, published by Solution Tree, author Lee Watanabe-Crockett details how educators can shift instruction to focus...
Implementing a Strong Phonics Program
Lynn Hobratschk, Amy Jones, and Lisa Toole share their best practices for choosing curriculum, training educators, and maintaining focus
According to some recent research, phonics...
Early Literacy Especially Important for ELLs
A new study from Oregon State University (OSU) shows that English learners are more likely to become proficient English speakers if they enter kindergarten with...
Report Claims Most US Teachers Not Trained to Create Readers
According to a report by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a Washington-based think tank funded by the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Foundation,...
Reading Your Rights
The first federal civil-rights lawsuit in U.S. history to secure the right of access to literacy is currently being argued in Michigan (see News,...
