Sometimes school staff assume it is too difficult to improve an older student’s reading skills. They may think a student’s ...

What barriers do students face when asked to read text and show their comprehension of it? This question was posed by an English/language arts teacher and educational consultant to a group of ...

“Eating Cheese Before Bed May Cause Nightmares, Study Finds,” reported People Magazine this summer. The same research on food intake and sleep prompted this take from Time Magazine: “Is Cheese Giving ...

The students in Emily Hoard’s first-grade class trace letters in their sand trays, then break down the sounds the letters make in simple words. This is what the science of reading looks like as Hoard ...

All computers come with spellcheckers and iPhones autocorrect their users’ texts. But despite those everyday features, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings of a new study suggest.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. What’s going on? This debate over ...