1.16.24 Reading interventions after grade 4 should focus on both fluency and comprehension When my youngest stepson chose to come live with me and my husband, he had just turned 16. He’d attended more than 12 schools in the previous six years and had lived in three different states.... Read more
12.7.23 Reading fluency strategies for middle school—and beyond Reading fluency in middle school isn’t always a given. A startling number of students enter those grades without the reading skills they need to be successful. For some, the troubling trend... Read more
8.15.23 3 ways to improve students’ digital literacy skills Digital literacy is something we didn’t have to think much about a few decades ago. But as the amount of information available to us—from online newspapers and other websites to social media... Read more
7.7.22 Helping students get to the truth with the News Literacy Project John F. Kennedy once stated, “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” Those words still ring true today. Since the advent of college- and... Read more
