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“If I Want My Students to Learn Math, Should I...
We all agree, I suspect, that students should learn math. And reading. They should learn…
Can We Improve Our Students’ Executive Function? Will That Help...
New research suggests that the right kind of Executive Function training just might help struggling readers. Continue reading
Does Teaching HANDWRITING Help Students READ?
Should schools teach handwriting? Do handwriting lessons help students read? Research from Australia offers useful insights. Continue reading
How to Help Struggling Readers?
A surprisingly simple reading strategy produces remarkable benefits for struggling readers. Continue reading
Brain Words: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching by...
Far too many children are not learning to read well. New research about reading has…
When Parents Teach Reading, Do They Also Promote Math Skills?
New research from England gives parents insight into the relationship between learning to read and learning to count. Continue reading
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World...
How often do you read in a deep and sustained way fully immersed, even transformed,…
The Best Way to Read? Paper vs. Screens
The “paper vs. screens” debate has a clear winner: in most circumstances, students understand better and learn more when they read from paper. Continue reading
Once Upon a Digital Time…
A recent study suggests that 3- and 4-year old children understand as much, and learn…
Gender Differences in Dyslexia Diagnoses
It has long been true that men are diagnosed with dyslexia more often than women….