Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.
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“Avoid the passive voice” is a favorite maxim of writing teachers. But for young learners, exposure to passive construction—and other more complex sentences in spoken language—may help children ...
Pandemic-related learning loss has increased awareness of the complexity of learning to read in the United States. Educators in the Philadelphia region are taking action to improve students’ reading ...
“Knowledge-building” has become a buzzword in reading instruction. It refers to English/language arts approaches that aim to systematically build students’ understanding of the world—rather than ...
Multilingual students read and comprehend more when teaching materials are culturally relevant to them, as veteran North Carolina educator Terri Ashchi ...
Flint provides inline writing feedback based on teacher-configured rubrics and guardrails. You set the boundaries for what AI can and can’t do, which prevents the tool from writing for students.
A classic novel is a book that has stood the test of time because of its relevance and impact. Some classic novels highlight topics that are still relevant and resonate with people in the modern era.