Math word problems require literacy, math, and executive function skills from young children, so mastering them is key to later school success. Credit: Philip Keith for The Hechinger Report The ...

This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? All educators in all subjects have to teach vocabulary. If our students don’t know the meanings of the ...

Discover how teaching word roots & morphology can transform reading confidence for year 7 pupils. With practical tips ...

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A group of fifth graders is working to spread positive messages throughout their school. “If we can change the words we use, we can change the conversation,” said Dwight ...

If you were to poll an audience of educators–classroom teachers, literacy specialists, reading researchers, and university professors–about whether high frequency words should be taught in early ...

WASHINGTON -- English teacher Corinne Oliverio takes vocabulary seriously. Her students at James Madison High School in suburban Vienna, Va., get a workbook containing 300 words and exercises to ...

When students learn to read in the early elementary years, developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and blending typically take priority. Another essential component of fluent reading, however, ...