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Growing up, as the child of two teachers, education was in my blood. After college, I was accepted into a graduate program to get my teaching certificate and Master of Arts in Teaching. I learned the ...
Nearly 70% of the nation’s fourth-graders cannot read properly. Lumeez/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com. The inability of America’s children to read proficiently is frightening.
The goal is for high school graduates to attain “reading levels ready for college.” The school has expected teachers to integrate literacy into their lessons since its 2007 founding.
California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.
Forcing high school teachers to teach reading basics, takes time away from students mastering the material they need to learn to be competent. That is literally 100 minutes a week – or the equivalent ...
When I first started teaching middle school, I did everything my university prep program told me to do in what’s known as the “workshop model.” I let kids choose their books. I determined their ...
Schools try new approach to teach students to read 04:00. Only about one-third of elementary school students in the U.S. are reading at grade level, according to the recent National Assessment of ...
To further comprehend the impact of the instruction on the next generation of educators, Gilles-Sweet Elementary School fifth ...
Overview. In lesson author Tim Smyth’s book, “Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels: Fun and Engaging Strategies to Improve Close Reading and Critical Thinking in Every Classroom ...
How To Use Technology in the Classroom: Benefits & Effects Drexel University School of Education. Technology provides instant accessibility to information, which is why its presence in the classroom ...
In their op-ed, Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Julie Hackett write that debate over the best methods of teaching reading has gone on since the 19th century.