But the current policy conversation has begun to blur them with a different question: how dyslexia itself should be defined. In several recent debates about dyslexia policy and definitions—including ...
Out of nearly 600 nominees, three metro-east teachers are finalists for the Illinois Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching. East St. Louis’ Annette Harris Officer Elementary fourth grade ...
Lake: Artificial intelligence, done right, can bring to classrooms the same focus, individualization, urgency and care ...
Driving past Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, I noticed a billboard that reads something like, “We treat your cancer like it’s YOUR cancer.” The message is more than a slogan. It ...
A Master of Arts in Education offers broad professional development for teachers who want to strengthen their instructional foundation. The program focuses on learning theory, student development, ...
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The Reading Wars

Balanced Literacy downplays "structured phonics," the older technique where kids memorize letters' sounds and learn to sound out words. Balanced Literacy does sound more fun than boring phonics drills ...
Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio - -Gov. Mike DeWine announced he’s sending additional reading experts into K-8 schools to assist in executing the “science of reading” approach to literacy instruction. “Even with a ...
The Michigan Department of Education wants all K-5 teachers to go through a training called LETRS. Waterford Public Schools ...
After previous years of low literacy rates, San Joaquin County is actively making changes to improve student reading scores.
The science of reading is having a moment. Pundits are trumpeting the Southern Surge and celebrating academic outcomes in (gasp!) Mississippi and Louisiana. Outlets like the New York Times and ...
The Carroll County Public Schools Board of Education discussed a new state literacy policy and the review of new instructional materials and textbooks during its monthly meeting Wednesday. A major ...