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Schools can operate a virtual book fair at any time of the school year. As with in-person events, this online opportunity provides teachers with an opportunity to host a classroom-specific […]
Children between the ages of 6 and 17 have demonstrated a steady commitment to reading over the past decade, but on average, reading declines as kids get older, according to the seventh edition of Scholastic’s “Kids and Family Reading Report.”
The fascination with digital books appears to have leveled off, so schools across the country are focusing on physical books, particularly for younger kids. Plus, an increasing number of parents want to build a home library to give children easier access to books.
Read the full feature: School book fairs bounce back
High school book fairs remain rare. Older students are more likely to have transportation to bookstores or own digital devices they can use to buy e-books.
What LGBTQ+-themed books should students read? Michael Rady, of the student advocacy organization, GLSEN, recommends four titles that feature diverse forms of gender expression: Grades K-2: Julian is a Mermaid […]
You’ve heard the phrase “reading wars”—the so-called battle between phonics and whole language instruction—but you might not know it's exaggerated.
Here’s how five districts tackle issues to break down language barriers in schools.
The California Department of Education is calling for schools to have half of all K-12 students on track for proficiency in two languages by the end of the next decade. But districts are facing another hurdle: A report shows that the number of teachers with bilingual certifications has decreased from about 1,500 annually in the 1990s to around 700 in 2015-16.
You will hear this word a lot in future literacy discussions: morphology, or the meaning of words. In a nutshell, the English spelling system is designed to represent both the […]
Research shows that when students are engaged in a lesson, they learn and retain more. Ivan Kaltman, a school-based occupational therapist and former fourth-grade teacher, worked with many disadvantaged students […]
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