Imagine waking up for the first day of middle school and discovering you’ve already missed class — for more than half the ...

Emily Illig, a 4th and 5th grade math teacher in Chicago ... another way to diagram vocabulary words. In this model, students write the word they’re defining in the middle of a four-quadrant ...

When I was in seventh grade ... the blanks with one of four words. Approaches varied, but the idea was to give students a sense of the range of our language’s vocabulary and how to use it.

By fourth grade, if children can't read at grade ... and high-frequency words. They also listen to the tutor model fluent reading, while incorporating vocabulary and comprehension enrichment ...

With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less ...

As students move through the fall semester, it is crucial to recognize that, for some, the classroom presents unique challenges. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, nearly 15 ...

Reading can help your mental and physical health. See seven benefits of reading and how to use it to improve your life.

With more than 350 books published, "Goosebumps" author R.L. Stine still cherishes the joy of writing and the imaginations of ...

Wilson Barron is a non-verbal greeter during Atlanta Braves games who uses a device to communicate, tossing balls to guests and hyping them up before the first pitch.

Some professors at elite colleges claim they have been forced to reduce reading assignments to stop struggling students ...

Kids in Massachusetts, and nationwide, are behind on reading. In her State of the Commonwealth address at the beginning of ...