Young English learners face a two-fold challenge in learning to read. They need to learn how to map spoken sounds to written letters, the phonics skills that allow them to decode words on the page, ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) Imagine a cross-country road trip using outdated maps. What are the chances you’ll take the best routes or even get to ...

January 15, 2026 - We visited Heather Povinelli in her Monrovia classroom, where we spoke about how she got back into teaching, how she creates an inclusive classroom, and what she learned conducting ...

A recent analysis of the American Time Use Survey revealed a steady decline in pleasure reading, reading that is not for work ...

Test a group of eighth graders who speak English at home. Is their Reading Comprehension better than non-English speakers? Not necessarily. They may be able to read English with ease. But ...

Research comparing bilingual and non-bilingual approaches has been highly controversial, but most reviewers at least agree that bilingual approaches are no less effective than English-only instruction ...

Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class “There was a trend, it happened when COVID hit, to stop reading full-length novels because students were in trauma; we were ...

In fourth-grade English, your fourth-grader will learn to read, discuss, and write about complicated stories, rich poems, plays, informational books, and articles. Your child will also learn to show ...