“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 ...

A recent report from NWEA found that middle schoolers are showing a noticeable decline in reading abilities. The findings surmise that this is in part due to lack of in-person instruction during the ...

LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH DETAILS. BRITTANY. WELL, THAT’S RIGHT, GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SAYS MASSACHUSETTS IS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY FOR SCHOOLS. BUT MANY MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS ARE ...

Helping students learn to read is usually the job of early elementary educators. But teachers of older children—who report that nearly half of their students have difficulty reading—say they need more ...

Not real reading, of course—that won't come for several years. But between ages 3 and 5, researchers say, children need to develop the skills that make reading possible.

It’s never too early to start reading instruction and intervention in our schools. The best time for students to obtain strong foundational reading skills is in grades pre-K-2. During a child’s ...

Learning to read fluently requires hundreds of hours of practice. Some children happily sit and read for hours, but others (especially those with ADHD or dyslexia) cannot. Parents and teachers often ...