When it comes to reading, teachers and experts alike say that many older students still struggle with the basics.

Literacy-focused, educational apps are nontraditional ways to help kids practice reading. Educational apps help families balance learning and fun. Apps like PBS KIDS Games, featuring some of the most ...

Learning to read is a complex process. It requires children to master and integrate multiple skills, from mapping abstract ...

Every parent of multiple children will tell you that each child does things at their own pace and in their own way. For instance, one child might love baseball and excel at throwing one while another ...

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The K-12 “reading wars” discussions have been missing a critical point: No matter the curriculum used, too often, teachers are being asked to stick to a script and execute equal teaching, not ...

A 10-hour course for educators creates a common language for teaching phonemic awareness across all grade levels.

Back-to-school time is almost here, which means lots of homework and arguments about screen time. It's also the time of year when younger children can become frustrated as they begin or continue their ...

Outside, it was summer, but inside John Lewis Elementary School in Macon, Ga. Quantesha Pittman was teaching third graders to build words. "What's that first sound again?" she asked the room of about ...

Across the country, teachers are navigating the impact of the “science of reading” laws, which mandate using curricula and methods deemed consistent with scientific findings about reading and ...

Corrected, May 23, 2024: An earlier version of this article erroneously presented synthetic phonics and the science of reading as synonymous terms. The headline and body copy have been updated to ...

For artificial intelligence to realize its potential — to relieve humans from mundane tasks, make life easier, and eventually invent entirely new solutions to our problems — computers will need to ...