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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve shared many posts on reading instruction over the past 12 years. Today, four teachers share their favorite reading lessons. Two of today’s contributors, along with another veteran teacher, talked ...

More than a decade ago a company called Renaissance Learning developed a computerized way for teachers to track students’ reading outside of the classroom. Instead of pasting stars on a chart each ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired ...

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 ...

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