This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As a progressive educator in New York City for 30 years, I thought I had all the answers. The ...

It was interesting to read “the principles of a maths lesson” as outlined in the article on explicit teaching (“Little school turns its fortunes around”, June 4). It could have been the exact model ...

“I can’t tell you the number of kids who have gone from class clown to school captain just because they learned to read,” he tells Inquirer. “We focus on direct instruction when it comes to teaching ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. High school students who are taught using explicit instruction are months ahead in reading and maths compared with peers not exposed to ...