How do you teach children to read? This question is at the heart of a decades-long battle. When we read our eyes skim the print, we notice the length of the word and maybe the first letter, then our ...
Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify Claude Goldenberg’s title. Writing about the ongoing debates in reading instruction can sometimes feel a bit like time travel. Take this passage, ...
Reading performance has dropped a lot over the last couple school years of remote learning. Fewer than half of North Carolina students in grades 3 through 8 are reading at their grade level or better.
When was the last time you got lost in a book? These days, the act of 'deep reading,' or reading with intention, can be difficult to practice. Maryanne Wolf, an expert in the science of reading, ...