New research from the University of Kansas has found that an intervention based on the science of reading and math effectively helped English learners boost their comprehension, visualize and ...

Reading ability is one of the critical literacies students require for twenty-first-century skills. To develop students’ reading skills, teachers employ appropriate teaching approaches to guide ...

Sorenson attributes her students’ language and content growth to the school’s intensive training for teachers across the ...

There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. Solar power uptake. Scores of medical procedures. Add reading comprehension instruction ...

Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to select new reading textbooks and software. They wanted new materials to improve their district’s stagnant reading scores. After ...

We can’t fix reading one budget year at a time. I’ve spent enough time around the Capitol to know this: Most people who serve there really do want to fix problems. They may disagree on how — and, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to ...