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Literacy report 2024
Two-thirds of America’s fourth and eighth graders are not proficient in reading.1 In other words, if a student is proficient in reading, the classmates sitting to their left and right...
Literacy report 2024
Two-thirds of America’s fourth and eighth graders are not proficient in reading.1 In other words, if a student is proficient in reading, the classmates sitting to their left and right...
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An end to the reading wars? More US schools emb...
BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHPublished 6:32 PM EST, April 20, 2023 Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools...
An end to the reading wars? More US schools emb...
BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHPublished 6:32 PM EST, April 20, 2023 Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools...
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The way we teach kids to read is changing — but...
Balanced literacy is out, science of reading is in as N.B. gets set to roll out new curriculum in September Vanessa Blanch · CBC News · Posted: Jan 30, 2023 5:00 AM EST |...
The way we teach kids to read is changing — but...
Balanced literacy is out, science of reading is in as N.B. gets set to roll out new curriculum in September Vanessa Blanch · CBC News · Posted: Jan 30, 2023 5:00 AM EST |...
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Cursive is making a comeback: Ontario to make l...
Cursive writing making a comeback, being made mandatory in schools from Grade 3
Cursive is making a comeback: Ontario to make l...
Cursive writing making a comeback, being made mandatory in schools from Grade 3
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Phonics set for comeback in teaching kids to re...
Ontario is hoping that a renewed focus on phonics can help kids catch up on literacy after the pandemic. We hear more about the benefits of sounding out each letter...
Phonics set for comeback in teaching kids to re...
Ontario is hoping that a renewed focus on phonics can help kids catch up on literacy after the pandemic. We hear more about the benefits of sounding out each letter...
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How phonics is making a comeback as millions of...
How phonics is making a comeback as millions of kids struggle to read "I will get teared up because I think I can't read," fourth grader Raven said. ByArthur Jones...
How phonics is making a comeback as millions of...
How phonics is making a comeback as millions of kids struggle to read "I will get teared up because I think I can't read," fourth grader Raven said. ByArthur Jones...