At an event in downtown Washington yesterday, panelists discussed a professional development program that brings reading and social/emotional learning together and according to several studies is having positive effects in both areas. Read Full Post >
We all know about the achievement gap between the rich and the poor, but we don't often acknowledge that schools do a particularly good job of educating kids when they have them. To close the achievement gap, we need the involvement of the community and more organizations like Reading Partners. Let's meet their CEO, Michael Lombardo. Read Full Post >
A study of Tennessee pre-K teachers showed them hard-pressed to name stories with ethnic minorities in them, a Missouri professor writes. Read Full Post >
Research on teaching with graphic novels is a field of scholarship still in development. Several new papers study obstacles to comics in education through surveys, literature reviews, and classroom evidence. Read Full Post >
The Electronic Literature Showcase explores the confluence of art, writing, gaming, and technology. Read Full Post >
Achievement gaps persist by gender persist across the globe, a new study finds, with boys lagging in reading and girls lagging in math. Read Full Post >
In the early-elementary grades, teachers on average spend more time each day on reading than on math and science combined. Read Full Post >
Equal access to a good public education can be offered in every classroom through the development of literacy. Read Full Post >
A message from Marilyn: Hi Blog Readers, I haven't written a blog post in nearly two weeks because my beloved father passed away on January 29th, and I have not been myself. I am writing, however, to inform you that today The New York Times is promoting a post I wrote several weeks ago for its Roo... Read Full Post >
New and recent books releases for K-12 educators tackle questions of student rights, social responsibility, and ethics both in and out of the classroom. Read Full Post >
