Teachers in all content areas can create opportunities for fluency practice to help get students reading fluidly and ...

For typically developing readers, fluency—or the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and expression—is often simply a product of practice. Having mastered the letter sounds, decoding rules, and a ...

This article is part of the collection: From School to Shining School: 52 Stories from Educators Across the U.S. My 2nd grade students have been working very hard all year long on learning what ...

Abby Houlton teaches in a special-education classroom at Brookridge Elementary School in Overland Park, Kan. Reading is a fundamental component of a basic skills-oriented education – one of the "three ...

The science of reading has made a much-needed comeback in recent years, with several states enacting policies for educators training on it. However, fluency practice doesn’t have to occur only at ...

With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading. This, of course, presents challenges for students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reading is freedom. It opens up the world. In my day job as an education researcher, I know that too many kids never learn to read ...

Graphic novels have the potential to build reading-to-learn skills, such as fluency and (ultimately) reading comprehension.

Acquiring the ability to read is a key developmental milestone in a literate society. In the past few decades, numerous scientific studies in early literacy skills acquisition have indicated that ...

When it comes to reading, there's always room for improvement! And it starts at home. Even if your child can read, practicing can hone the skill and a little bit of encouragement can work wonders when ...

A renown cognitive psychologist is touting the importance of spelling for reading achievement. In his highly regarded new book, Raising Kids Who Read [1], cognitive psychologist Dan Willingham says ...