(TNS) — What barriers do students face when asked to read text and show their comprehension of it? This question was posed by an English/language arts teacher and educational consultant to a group of ...

Jodi Alatalo, the literacy coordinator and instructional coach for the Easthampton School District, works one-on-one with a student on reading at Mountain View Elementary School. The district is using ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Visited recently by one of his former students, Minnesota teacher Eric Kalenze was ...

We’ve All Experienced It “You read something that resonates deeply, nod in agreement, perhaps even highlight a poignant quote. It lingers in your mind, almost like a quiet promise. But then, life ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What Are Good Examples of Reading Lessons Aligned to Common Core Standards? Reading is obviously a big part of school, and it’s a big part of the Common Core ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hi, welcome to today's Mini Lesson. I'm Annaka. Thanks for joining me. Today our learning intention is ...

Learning to read is a higher brain function. Reading comprehension activates the cerebral cortex of a child’s brain. This part of the brain is important for complex cognitive tasks, but it’s also the ...

You can listen to the latest bestseller while commuting or cleaning up the house. But is listening to a book really the same ...

There’s been a lot of concern about phonics instruction in recent months, sparked by an illuminating new audio documentary. But there’s another aspect of reading—comprehension—that is equally crucial, ...

We must get back to holistic methods of teaching so that Oklahoma children will “learn to read, so they can read to learn.” ...