The new question-of-the-week is: What are the roles of reading strategies in literacy instruction? There is little disagreement that reading strategies have a role in literacy instruction. There is, ...

Educators don’t need to choose between building students’ knowledge and teaching reading comprehension strategies. The question isn’t whether to teach strategies—it’s how to do it and when. “Are we ...

When it comes to teaching, educators can move beyond memorization and equip students with the tools they need for fluent, confident reading.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Over 54% of adults in the U.S. have a literacy rate below a sixth-grade level, according to the National Literacy Institute. This is why Literacy Lubbock and Literacy Texas ...

In early reading, first graders who are behind have an 88 percent chance of still being behind in fourth grade--rigor and ...

In the dynamic realm of education... The art and science of teaching reading have been subject to continual debate and evolution. Educators find themselves at the forefront of this discourse, ...

An innovative study conducted by MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D., BCBA-D, professor of special education, in the College of Education & Human Development and Chevonne Sutter, Ph.D., BCBA-D, research assistant ...

Schools spend hours every week teaching comprehension skills and strategies in "reading" class, without results. Using those techniques in history, science, and other content-focused classes could ...

Alex Quigley is an English teacher and Director of Huntington Research School, York, England. He blogs at www.theconfidentteacher.com and he is the author of ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’, published by ...