Children’s Book Giveaway: May I Please Have a Cookie?

See larger image Scholastic Reader Level 1: May I Please Have a Cookie? (Paperback) By (author) Jennifer Morris List Price: $3.99 USD New From: $1.01 In Stock Used from: $0.01 In Stock Alfie...

Revisiting silent reading

Those of us familiar with the 2000 National Reading Panel report remember that the report did not support teachers’ use of silent reading in the classroom. The research evidence that it had any effect on reading achievement just wasn’t there. Some school districts and teachers greatly reduced or stopped providing time during the instructional day for silent reading. Other teachers continued to provide...

Opinion: Parents Key in Kids’ Education

Education isn’t just a thing that happens to students in a building 180 days of the year. Parents of all income levels and educational backgrounds must take education seriously to improve the academic success of children. ...

To Raise Bilingual Children, Some Families try ‘One Parent, One Language’ Approach

Lifestyle: An increasing number of Americans are living in homes where a language other than English is spoken. While past generations of Americans sometimes encouraged children to abandon mother tongues in order to assimilate faster, today’s parents see the benefits of being fluent in more than one language, and they look for ways to encourage it. Find out why! ...

Arizona Law Holds Back Students Who Can’t Read by 3rd Grade

In less than two years, a group of young Arizona students must show they can read or risk being held back a grade. That group is this year’s first-graders. State lawmakers passed legislation — dubbed “move on when reading” — in 2010 that requires them to demonstrate proficiency on the reading portion of Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards in spring 2013. ...

Opinion: Encourage Children to Pursue Their Own Summer Reading Lists

Summer is a magical season for kids — a time when they finally get to make many of their own decisions. Except when it comes to reading. Right now, millions of children are slogging through a school-assigned reading list. And that may not be such a good thing. Educators have long been aware of the "summer slide," when many children, especially those from low-income families, experience a...