The language and reading comprehension skills of low-income upper elementary-school students -- especially English-language learners -- can improve markedly if trained literacy coaches engage teachers ...

In 2018, Associate Professor Dianna Townsend set out to explore different approaches to reading comprehension of informational texts for adolescent, multilingual students who were designated as ...

As an elementary school teacher for 27 years, Joshua Wittenberger has seen plenty of educational programs promising to improve student literacy through game-based learning. "A lot of programs that ...

Over the past couple years, the education world has seen a renewed push for phonics instruction, often called “the science of reading.” But how science-based is the science of reading movement? Will ...

As states and districts overhaul the way their schools teach reading, many are banking on one specific professional-learning program to propel this transformation: Language Essentials for Teachers of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In Palm Beach County, where nearly half of third graders didn’t read at grade level last year, a local organization is trying to close the reading gap. The ...

CINCINNATI — Now in its third year in Cincinnati, one program focused on training young men to teach children literacy comprehension has 40 fellows. The Literacy Lab is a national organization that ...

A modern approach to improving literacy rates in the United States includes applying an explicit equity lens and increasing investment to elevate student outcomes. A young girl engages in her reading ...

Despite significant financial investment to improve literacy, students across California are still struggling, but a new report Wednesday highlighted how some Los Angeles County school districts are ...

This story was originally published on January 17, 2021. Nearly half of Canada's population has a big roadblock ahead of them when it comes to post-pandemic economic recovery — and it's not the novel ...