Teachers often lament that none of the priorities in their school or district seem to fit together. The professional development they receive isn’t relevant to the content that they have to teach. The ...
Across the country, March is celebrated as National Reading Month. How is Minnesota doing? The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released its most recent statistics in late January, ...
Reading comprehension instruction doesn't line up with what the evidence shows can work—and it goes on way too long. A recent meta-analysis confirms that it’s best to teach reading comprehension ...
Half of children in grades three to eight fail reading tests. The city’s schools chancellor, who has faulted the current approach, will begin rolling out new curriculums next year. By Troy Closson ...
Andrea Castellano serves as an elementary teacher in New York City’s public school system. She also supports teachers as an instructional coach and project-based-learning curriculum writer and staff ...