First Food Deserts, Now Book Deserts, Deprive Poor Students, Study Finds
'Food deserts' have long been a concern. But what happens when poor young children have little access to "food for the mind"?
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Reading Recovery Boosts 1st Graders Reading, i3 Study Finds
The final evaluation of Reading Recovery's Investing in Innovation project finds benefits for 1st graders.
March 15, 2016
Professional Development Boosts Student Argument, National Writing Project Finds
A two-year Investing in Innovation project study finds National Writing Project teachers improved their instructional practices, with direct benefits for students' writing.
February 09, 2016
Common Core Changes to Teacher PD Raise Student Scores in Math, not English
The new standards in many states have driven instructional changes, but not all have been associated with better student achievement, finds a new study.
April 20, 2015
AERA: Which Words Do Students Need Most to Succeed?
A new research initiative aims to find the most critical vocabulary needed for reading, mathematics, science, and social studies.
March 26, 2015
What You Might Not Know About the Gender Gap in Reading
A new analysis peels back common wisdom about why boys may lag girls in reading achievement.
January 05, 2015
Update: Middle School Readers Need More Precise RTI Screenings, Study Finds
Assessment for reading interventions in response-to-intervention models may be too narrow to identify students struggling in different aspects of reading.
June 11, 2014
New Research Points to Success of Reading Partners Program
A new study by the MDRC research group shows that Reading Partners, a one-on-one tutoring program for struggling readers in elementary schools across the country, has a "positive and statistically significant impact" on reading proficiency.
March 07, 2014
Professional Development Pays Off for i3-Funded Program
Kindergartners whose teachers were trained by the i3-granted-funded Children's Literacy Initiative scored higher on early literacy assessments.
February 13, 2014
Study Finds That Kindergarten is Too Easy
A study has found that kindergarten teachers spend most of their time on basic literacy and math but that children learn more when taught more advanced material.
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