Lauren Williams' second-graders get two hours of reading and writing practice every day at Hamilton Elementary in Coon Rapids. All 27 of them learn in unison for about half that time. Each lesson ...

Finding Students’ Genius While a science of reading-based curriculum and properly trained teachers may help struggling readers make progress, the pain and frustration of falling behind can become its ...

Districts can end up footing most of the bill for implementing state “read by grade 3” mandates, new research suggests, but in the long run, struggling students may pay even more for being held back.

Numerous studies report that up to 20% of the population faces some form of a print disability. As you prepare to teach, you must be prepared to teach struggling readers. The Drexel Student Council ...

PROVIDENCE – For decades, elementary teachers have been teaching students to read the wrong way. The approach, called balanced literacy, teaches students to read a word by figuring out the context: ...

In a guest column, three researchers delve into the reading wars that often pit whole language against phonics as the best approach for struggling readers. David Reinking and David Yaden are former ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In most schools, struggling readers face a common fear: failing in front of their peers. This anxiety often builds barriers to ...

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The Little Rock Education Association, which represents Little Rock School District employee groups, sued the district Tuesday on behalf of 20 Reading Recovery program teachers who have been told they ...