Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

If it is true that reading a full-length novel is now too heavy a lift for a sixth, seventh, or eighth grader, Houston, we ...

The education story of the year has been the “Southern Surge.” An intrepid group of southern states have led the nation in ...

"At age 70, I went back to school. My teacher was about 4-foot-7, 70 pounds, with long blond hair. She was 9 years old and ...

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

A retirement community in Maryland adopted a local elementary school, with senior volunteers helping students with reading ...

Your home can be beautifully decorated and still feel oddly unfinished, like you stopped just short of the last 10 percent.

One criticism of the science of reading is that phonics can be boring. Gee Macrory, a British scholar, says that decodable ...

Writing letters to Santa Claus may not be the oldest Christmas tradition observed around the world – but it’s one that most ...

But should districts disavow small-group instruction? When done well, students practice the skills they were recently taught, read connected text, collaborate with peers, and exercise ...

Each month, Dayton Daily News reporter Eileen McClory highlights local ideas that improve outcomes for students and teachers in the Dayton area.