EdSource

One size doesn’t fit all in learning how to read

The K-12 “reading wars” discussions have been missing a critical point: No matter the curriculum used, too often, teachers are being asked to stick to a script and execute equal teaching, not ...
Business Insider

For Gen Alpha, learning to read is becoming a privilege

Joshua McGoun, a K-12 public-school teacher in Frederick, Maryland, first noticed a change in his students about 10 years ago. They began to struggle with focus. Increasingly, younger kids were not ...
Education Week

Why Printed Books Are Better Than Screens for Learning to Read: Q&A

Students who want to read about dinosaurs, delve into English literature classics, or just immerse themselves in a good story have plenty of options: Traditional paper books, e-readers, audio books, ...
Forbes

Rigid Approach Has Sucked The Joy Out Of Learning To Read, Experts Say

Corrected, May 23, 2024: An earlier version of this article erroneously presented synthetic phonics and the science of reading as synonymous terms. The headline and body copy have been updated to ...
The Conversation

When do kids learn to read? How do you know if your child is falling behind?

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
AZ Central

Learning to read can be difficult. How this group is teaching Arizona students to love it

Reading can unlock the world. It allows us to communicate, express ourselves and move throughout the world. However, not all Arizona students leave elementary school with the reading skills they need ...
Princeton University

'Learning to see and learning to read': Artificial intelligence enters a new era

For artificial intelligence to realize its potential — to relieve humans from mundane tasks, make life easier, and eventually invent entirely new solutions to our problems — computers will need to ...
PBS

Learning to Read with Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures

Watching a child learn to read feels magical. I remember the first time my son read a book all by himself. I watched in amazement as my kindergartner slowly made his way through an easy reader, ...
Education Week

Talking to Students About Their Learning Differences: A Guide for Teachers

If, as a teacher, your student asks you what dyslexia is, can you answer? What about dyscalculia? Most students with learning differences are going to spend the majority of their time in general ...
Los Angeles Times

‘What’s up! I can’t read.’ O.C. resident goes viral after schooling left him functionally illiterate

It was just after dawn, and TikTok’s unlikeliest literary hero was running late. Oliver James, 34, backed his white Ford cargo van into his favorite spot at Upper Newport Bay Nature Reserve in Orange ...
The Conversation

Why it’s important to read aloud to your kids – even after they can read themselves

Robyn Cox does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...